Unit 1 #2 Literary Terms Flashcards
flat character
a one-dimensional character, often revealing a single personal quality and staying the same throughout the story
character
a person, animal, thing, or natural force appearing in a lit work
round character
a fully developed character who is complex, revealing several sides to his/her personality and growing and changing as the story progresses
antagonist
a character who opposes the main character or who is against the main character
protagonist
the main character in the story
setting
the time and place in which events in a short story, novel, play, or narrative poem occur
plot
the sequence of events or action in a short story, novel, play, or narrative poem
point of view
the vantage point from which a narrative is told
first person
the story is told by one of the characters in his or her own words—use of first person pronouns
third person
the narrator is not a character in the story at all but is telling about the characters in the story—use of third person pronouns
third person limited
narrator focuses on only one character
third person omniscient
narrator focuses on all the characters
theme
the general idea or insight about life that a writer wishes to convey in a lit work
aphorism
a terse, pointed statement expressing some wise or clever observation about life
almanac
a book of months and days for one year with weather predictions, a wide variety of miscellaneous info, and proverbs
