Literary Terms Review

the method of narrating a short story, novel, narrative poem, or work of nonfiction

the main character; neither all good or all bad

the narrator knows and reveals EVERYTHING about the events and characters (ALL KNOWING).

characters who are complex and fully developed, and display strengths, weaknesses, and emotions

WHY a character chooses to do something

occurs when someone knowingly exaggerates or says one thing and means another

occurs as complications and twists happen; the conflict intensifies

characters who remain unchanged

the final outcome of the story

sequence of events in a story

the main idea or message of a story

a character who causes/creates conflict with the main character

an author’s use of clues that hint at events that will occur later in the plot

characters who grow emotionally, learns a lesson, or alters his/her behavior

the methods an author uses to develop a character includes all of the following except:

a contrast between appearance and reality

a struggle between opposing forces

a conflict between a person and an emotional or mental problem

when a situation is inserted into the story and you go back in time (memory)

a struggle between 2 people

the FEELING or atmosphere that an author creates in a literary work

the narrator of the story is a character in the story; uses “I” in the story

turning point of a story

an object, person, place or an experience that represents something abstract