Schlangen Packet terms

first person: the narrator speaks as '_'

I

protagonist

a main character who is involved in the central conflict, usually likable

tone- the _____ a writer takes toward the reader, a ______, or a character. tone is conveyed throuth the writers choice of ____ and details

attitude, subject, words

exposition: gives _____ information on such things as ____ and ______/

backround, character, setting

realistic fiction- a fictitious spin on a real life event. think of the movie 'titanic', we know this event happened but the ______ from this movie never really ______.

characters, existed

foreshadowing: the use of _____ to hint at important plot developments that are to _____ in a story of drama.

clues, follow

falling action: this wraps up the story. there is a final unraveling of the ________.

complications

Rising action: a series of _______ arise. here we learn the ______.

complications, conflict

climax: the ______ is solved. this is the point of greatest ______ intensity when we finally know what will happen to the ______ and their conflicts

conflict, emotional, characters

resolution: here, we see the characters go on with their lives after the _______has been ______. this portion is usually very brief.

conflict, resolved

irony: a _____ between what is stated and what is actually meant, or between what is ______ to happen and what actually does happen.

contrast, expected

genre- various types of short stories, novels , plays which people recognize by their ______ narrative conventions.

familiar

short story- a ______ narrative written in ____, which is shorter than a novel. because of its shortness, the story often limits itself to ___ main event and the development of one _______ or a single aspect of the character

fictional, prose, one, character

theme: the main ____ the author is trying to express about ____ or human nature.

idea, life

parody

imitation of a work of art

flashback: a scene in a story or play that _______ the present action to tell about events that happened at an ______ time.

interrupts, earlier

fiction- any work of literature that includes material that is ______ or _______ that is not a record of things as they ______ _______. in literature the term usually refers to the _____ or the ________. much fiction is based on actual personal experience, but it almost always involves invented characters, actions, or _______.

invented, imagined, actually happened, novel, short-story, characters, setting

omniscient: the "_____" point of view. thestoryteller is _______ of the story's action altogether. this narrator may tell what ___ or ____ of the characters are thinking. the reader can see the thoughts of more than ___ character.

limited, outside, all, some, one

symbolism: something in a literary work which ______ its own meaning while at the same time ______ for something broader than itself is a symbol. common symbols: a rose often stands for love

maintains, standing

atmosphere: the general ____ or feeling established in a work of literature.

mood

static character

one whom does not change throughout the novel. the stay exactly the same throughout the story

dynamic character

one whom goes throughout an important change through the novel

limited third person: writer tells the story from the vantage point of ___ character in the story. the reader can only see the thoughts of ___ character. __/____ is often used instead of 'I'

one, one, he, she

antagonist

opposes the protagonists

determining the theme ask how the _______has changed through the story consider the title theme should _____ the whole story think about the overall ____ of the story theme cannot be one word

protagonist, express, subject

satire: mock or _____ the _______ of individuals, groups or society as a whole. usually either gentle, witty or forceful, bitter

ridicules, stupidity

plot- the _____ of events that make up a _____. plot shows the relationship among events. a major element of plot is _____;

sequence, story, conflict

stock character

sterotyped person

conflict: the ____ between ______ forces.

struggle, opposing

dramatic irony

the reader or audience knows something the character doesn't

verbal irony:

the writer says one thing but means another

situationl irony

the writer shows a discrepancy between the expected result of some action or situation and its actual result

round character

these characters are complex and have many different traits

flat

these characters only have one or two personality traits that can ve summed up in a single phrase

setting: the ___ and ____ in which a work takes place. setting can be very important in establishing _______.

time, place, atmosphere

verisimilitude: the setting can give the story a kind of ____ or _________.

truth, believability

Point of view: the _____ point from which the story is told.

vantage