1st Nine Weeks Literary Terms 2017 - 2018 - Mrs. Cross

narrator NOT a character; he is observing-tells the audience what is happening; he, she, they

a long, book length, fictional story

based on facts, true situations, real people/situations. Biographies; autobiographies; essays

time and place; where and when the events of a story, novel, or play occur

THE PEOPLE, ANIMALS, OR INANIMATE OBJECTS THAT TAKE PART IN THE ACTION OF THE STORY

the perspective from which a story is told; the 2 main types are First Person and Third Person

a character has a conflict with one or more other characters

a character has a conflict with her or her own personal issues

literature that describes imaginary events and people; short stories and novels are included

the main idea of a story, poem, novel or play; the central idea or lesson about life

A STRUGGLE BETWEEN A CHARACTER AND SOMETHING OUTSIDE THE CHARACTER

when the narrator is a character in the story; author often uses the pronouns "I", "we", "us"

A STRUGGLE THAT TAKES PLACE INSIDE A CHARACTER'S MIND OR HEART. EX: FEAR OR LONLINESS

conflict OUTSIDE of a character with another character, nature, society, supernatural

time and place the events of a story, novel, or play occur.

the main story line or sequence of events in a story, novel, or play

a conflict when a character struggles with some type of supernatural force

the part of the plot that gives background information;introduces characters, setting, conflict

a long (book length) fictional story

a character has a conflict with some force of nature

A STRUGGLE(S) THAT A CHARACTER(S) MUST OVERCOME; 2 MAIN CATEGORIES ARE EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL

conflict takes place INSIDE of a character; depression, heartache, mental illness, anguish, etc

A SPECIFIC TYPE OR CLASSIFICATION OF A LITERARY WORK; TWO MAIN TYPES ARE FICTION AND NONFICTION

MAN vs MAN; MAN vs NATURE; MAN vs HIMSELF; MAN vs SOCIETY; MAN vs GOD/DESTINY/FATE

A SHORT, FICTIONAL NARRATIVE THAT CAN USUALLY BE READ IN ONE SITTING

a character has a conflict with the law, government, or some other aspect of society