Analysis of Short Fiction, AP Lit

puts the reader right in the story, but it is rarely used (and is often viewed as a gimmick)

occurs when a narrator explicitly describes the background, motivation, temperament, or appearance of a character

A bildungsroman is

describes when a character suddenly realizes something significant about life

What should be your focus as an AP Lit reader?

The protagonist is...

readers must understand what is happening and why it’s happening and how plot elements work together to create meaning

occurs when author requires the reader to infer what a character is like through what the he/she says, does, or thinks..

the position from which a narrator relates the events of a narrative

The antagonist creates or intensifies a conflict but may not be an enemy.

Limited omniscient point of view is when an author sticks closely to one character but remains in third person

though similar to point of view, describes how narrators/characters see and experience their individual circumstances.

A 2nd-person narrator tells a story using first-person pronouns such as I and we

what happens in a narrative is known as

indicates the time and place of a literary text and contributes to the tone, mood, and meaning of a literary work

means “untying the knot"