Running Notes 151-160 Flashcards
A traditional story that attempts to explain how the world was created or why the world is the way that it is. Myths are stories that are passed on from generation to generation and are of unknown authorship.
Myth
Any writing that tells a story. Most novels and short stories are placed into the categories of first-person and third-person narratives, which are based on who is telling the story and from what perspective.
Narrative
A lyric poem of some length usually of serious or meditative nature and having an elevated style and formal structure.
Ode
Stories of people’s lives related by word of mouth. These histories usually include both factual material and personal reactions.
Oral History
A form of figurative language combining contradictory words or ideas (ex. Jumbo Shrimp, bittersweet)
Oxymoron
The use of similar grammatical constructions to express ideas that are related or equal in importance. For ex: The sun rises. The sun sets.
Parallelism
A literary or artistic work that imitates the characteristic style of an authors work for comic effect or ridicule.
Parody
A figure of speech where animals, ideas, or inanimate objects are given human characteristics.
Personification
Exposition: introduces the characters and the conflicts they face.
Inciting incident: occurs after the exposition and introduces the central conflict in the
story.
Rising action: following the introduction of the central conflict; complications arise as
the Conflict: Characters struggle with the people or situations
Climax: the turning point, point of maximum interest, and highest tension in the plot of
a story, play, or film. The climax usually occurs towards the end of story after the reader has understood the conflict and become emotionally involved with the characters. At the climax, the conflict is resolved, and the outcome of the plot becomes
clear.
Falling Action: the end of the central conflict in a story, when the action starts to wind down.
Resolution and Denouement: occurs after the climax and is where conflicts are resolved and loose ends are tied up.
Subplot: an additional minor plot that involves a secondary conflict in the story; the subplot may or may not affect the main plot.
Terms Associated with Plot
First Person point of view: the person telling the story is one of the characters in the story. It is the “I” point of view. It is the most limited among the types because the narrator can only state what he or she sees, feels, and hears. He or she cannot go into the minds of the other characters.
Second Person point of view: refers to the use of “you” in explanations or arguments. It is not frequently used, but is appropriate in certain circumstances. Most second person points of view occur within instructions that are meant to be followed.
Third Person limited or third person objective: the person telling the story is not one of the characters in the story. He or she is an outside observer. The reader can only know what one character learns through interaction with other characters or through overheard conversations. The narrator cannot supply the thoughts or feelings of other characters in the story.
Third Person omniscient: the narrator is not a character in the story, but the events in the story are seen through the eyes of more than one of the characters. The narrator is considered to be “all knowing” and cannot only see and hear everything that is happening to all characters in the story, but can also enter their minds and tell the reader what each is thinking and feeling. This is the least limited point of view because the narrator has knowledge of all the characters.
Terms Associated with POV
