Lesson 1

Limited Omniscient POV

- "close third" when an author sticks closely to one character but remains in third person." Ex. When you're watching horror movies

Character

- A character in a fictional work with depth or a complex personality. It can be identified as:

Plot

- A narrative or the logical order of events in a story.

Round

- Characters that have complex personality. They have internal conflicts and they change over time

Setting

- Directly stating the place and the time the story takes place. It can be revealed through the characters' eyes, manners, and orientations. Every story occurs in a geographical location during a certain period. [time, place, certain location or period, weather] [*It is not limited to geographic location]

Foil Character

- Exhibits qualities of the protagonist or another character in the story to highlight the difference [manipulative character]

Thematic Concept

- The important idea or topic driving the author's message. It also refers to what a reader understands the work to be about. ONE WORD ABSTRACT IDEA LOVE COURAGE

Conflict

- The main challenge to the characters. The struggle that the protagonist goes through in a story.

Third Person Limited POV

- The narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character.

Style

- [You can identify because of the word used]

Theme

- a central idea or a hidden meaning of the story. It is the author's message for the reader. THE MESSAGE Thematic Concept + Thematic Statement = __________

Point of View

- a perspective that determines who tells the story.

Man vs. Society

- a type of conflict that is commonly used in fiction

Man vs. Self

- a type of conflict that takes place inside a character's mind.

Man vs. Technology

- a type of conflict where a character faces technology.

Man vs. Man

- a type of conflict where two characters are in direct opposition to each other.

Omniscient POV

- considered god-like or all-knowing because the narrator has access to all aspects of the story.

Deuteragonist

- constant companion of the protagonist

Mood

- emotive atmosphere within the story.

Objective POV

- form of third person perspective characterized by a totally objective narrator. [3rd Person perspective]

Confidante

- help the protagonist to make decisions, handle situations, analyze problems and recover

Tone

- refers to the author's attitude towards a subject that serves as the backdrop of the story.

Moral

- refers to the piece of wisdom that the author wants to convey. Theme and moral are two related elements.

Alternation POV

- switching between different characters, or even between different modes of storytelling. Ex. "Flipped" Boy POV & Girl POV

Dynamic

- the character has undergone major change [Evil to Good - Elsa]

Static

- the character is indescribable

Flat

- the character never changes [Disney Princess]

Man vs. Nature

- when the protagonist, either alone or together with the other characters, is in direct opposition to the forces of nature.

Types of Conflict

1. Man vs. Man 2. Man vs. Self 3. Man vs. Nature 4. Man vs. Society 5. Man vs. Technology

thematic Statement

Example: Thematic Concept - "Growing up" Thematic Statement - "Growing up is hard." ​

Thematic Statement

It refers to what the work says about the subject in question. It is usually a sentence highlighting the argument of the literary piece. [It comes from thematic concept] (Thematic Concept + How does the thematic concept connect to the story?) ​

A character in a fictional work with depth or a complex personality. It can be IDENTIFIED AS:

Round Dynamic Flat Static Foil Characters deuteragonist Confidante

Main Characters

either the protagonist or antagonist.

Characterization

the successful development of the main character is the most vital element of the work"

Point of view kinds

• Alternation POV • Objective POV • Third Person Limited POV • Omniscient POV • Limited Omniscient POV

To analyze the author's style, the readers must look into the following:

• The words used as well as the structures of the sentences; • The mood created; • The tone of the story The effect of the author wants to achieve; • The symbolism, imagery, details; and • The use of literary devices