Short Story Test Flashcards
the methods used to present the personality of a character in a work of literature
characterization
a struggle between two opposing forces in a piece of literature
conflict
something in a literary work which maintains its own meaning while at the same time standing for something broader than itself
symbolism
the main idea expressed in a literary work
the central insight that the work gives us about human life
theme
conversation or speech among two or more characters
dialogue
the vantage point from which a narrative is told
point of view
a play on words
verbal irony
what does the plot help the reader do
understand the choices the characters make
the parts of a plot
exposition
complication
climax
resolution
what is exposition
the information needed to understand a story
the catalyst that begins the major conflict
the turning point in the story that occurs when characters try to resolve the complication
resolution
the set of events that bring the story to a close
types of point of view
objective third person first person omniscient limited omniscient
what is the objective point of view
author states no more than can be inferred from action and dialogue
no thoughts or feelings
third person
lets us know exactly how characters feel, but does not participate in the action
first person
the narrator participates
