EOC Terms Review

When something is different then it is supposed to be or thought to be. 

When someone says something they don't mean, but they are believed by others. 

A reference to something biblical, mythical, or historical 

When the story's sequence is interrupted and a character goes back in time. 

As character who remains the same throughout a story.  

A character who changes throughout the story. 

Fictional stories that center upon scientific elements. 

The tying up of loose ends and the end of the story. 

The sequence of events in a literary work. 

The problems or complications in a story 

the part of the story or play that explains the background or makes the conflict clear.

an often universal truth about humanity found in literature. 

The narrator is in the story 

The perspective from which the story is told. 

The main character in a literary work who drives the plot forward. 

An unexpected situation considering the circumstances. 

The person or thing that opposes the protagonist. 

The narrator is not a character in the story 

Stories that include or focus on significant historical events. 

Time and place of a literary work. 

High point in a story, point of most intense interest, and point of no return. 

The way the an author reveals his characters. 

POV that presents thoughts as if they were coming from the characters mind. 

Clues that suggest events yet to come 

A story that begins in the middle of the action 

When the audience / reader knows something a character does not 

Conflict within a character 

Conflict between a character and something else 

A character whose actions are inspiring or noble, and who overcomes difficulties. 

Something seen that stands for something 

The writer or speakers attitude towards a subject of the work 

The third person narrator is all knowing and all seeing.  

Prose writing that tells about imaginary characters and events. 

A fictional tale that explains the actions of gods/heroes or the causes of natural phenomenon

A story that involves the reader guessing who committed the crime or deed.   

Highly imaginative writing that contains elements not found in real life 

The feelings created in a reader through the literature 

A recurring pattern in literature