Excursions in Literature: Unit 3 (Courage)

giving human characteristics to something that is not human

addition to a story's ending that expounds on the fortunes or future of the main character

a character who changes as the story progresses

the reason the author composed his or her work

the major turning point for the main character; something happens that affects the outcome

a character with whom the reader identifies or for whom the reader has favorable feelings

author presents the characters in action and leaves reader to infer traits

a fictional story that employs authentic historical characters or setting

nonfiction-- author tells the true events that make up the life of a real person (not himself)

the time and place in which the action of a story takes place

a reference within a work to something else, usually another artistic work

characterization in which author describes the traits and qualities of a character explicitly

a character who remains essentially the same throughout the story

a type of irony that takes the form of mock praise

reference to events that occurred before the action of the main story

an introduction to a literary work

an author's manner of expression in prose or verse, in written or oral discourse

character with whom the reader can't identify or for whom reader has strong feelings of dislike

character who is the mouthpiece for what the author believes to be good/right

reader anxiety resulting from the author's withholding of plot details