Literary terms
Flat character
A character who reveals only one personality trait. Flat characters are generally stereotypes
Round character
A character who shows varied and sometimes contradictory traits
Antagonist
A person or a force that opposes the protagonist, or central character, in a story or drama. The reader is generally not meant to sympathize with the antagonist
Character
An Individual in a literary work of fiction, drama, or narrative poem. A main character is central to the story and is typically fully characterized. A minor care to displace few personality traits and is used to develop the story.
Authors purpose
An authors intent and writing a literary work. Authors typically write for one or more of the following purposes: to persuade, to inform, to explain, to entertain, or to describe
Tone
And authors attitude toward his or her subject matter. Town is conveyed through elements of style, including direction, or word choice. A writers tone may convey a variety of attitudes such a sympathy, objectively, or humor. The tone may be related to the authors purpose or perspective.
Flashback
And interruption in a narrative that tells about something that happened before that point in the narrative or before the narrative began. A flashlight gives readers information that helps to explain the main event of the narrative
Rising action
As the story progresses, it builds suspense and adds complications to the conflict. In some stories, it includes a shift in tone or action, called a turning point that helps move the story toward the climax
Resolution
It is sometimes called the denouement, and it presents the final outcome
Conflict
It is the central struggle between two opposing forces in a story or drama
Falling action
It is the logical result of the climax
Climax
It is the point of highest emotional pitch
Exposition
It's begins the story and introduces the stories conflict, the characters, and setting
Protagonist
The central character in a narrative literary work, around him the main conflict resolves. Generally the reader or audience is meant to sympathize with the protagonist, who usually changes after the climax of the plot
Theme
The central message of a work of literature, often expressed as a general statement about life. Some themes are universal, meaning that they are widely held ideas about life. These themes are often recurring, Meaning that they are frequently used. A literary work may have more than one theme.
Mood
The emotional quality of a literary work. A writers choice of language, subject matter, setting, and tone, as well as sound devices such as rhyme and rhythm, contribute to creating mood.
Third person limited
The narrator describes events as only one character perceives them
First person
The narrator is a character in the story, referred to as I. The reader sees everything through the characters eyes
Third person
The narrator is someone who stands outside the story and describes the characters and action. The narrator refers to characters as he or she
Narrator
The person who tells a story. In some cases, the narrator is a character in the story
Plot
The sequence of events in a story, play, or narrative poem. A plot revolves around a central conflict, or problem, faced by main characters. The plot usually develops and five stages.
Point of view
The standpoint, or perspective, from which a story is told. All stories are told by narrator, and who that narrator is affects the point of view.
Setting
The time and place in which the events of a literary work occur. Setting includes not only the physical surroundings, but also the ideas, customs, values, and beliefs of a particular time and place. Setting often helps create an atmosphere or mood
External conflict
This exist when a character struggles against some outside force, such as another person, nature, society, or fate.
Internal conflict
This exist within the mind of a character he was torn between opposing feelings are goals
Third person omniscient
This point of view is described as all knowing, which means that the narrator knows everything about all characters and events and may reveal details that the characters themselves could not reveal
Static character
This type of character remains basically the same throughout the story
Dynamic character
This type of character usually grows and changes during the story