Unit 1 literary terms

Descriptive or figurative language used in literature to create pictures for the reader

Character that develops and grows during the course of a story.

Indirect/direct

A minor character whose main purpose is to move the plot along

Conversation between two characters that may reveal their traits and advance the plot

What is another name for a "stock character"?

The time and place of the action

A character or force in conflict with the main character

Internal/external, human vs. human/self/society/nature

A central message or insight into life revealed through a literary work

Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

The main character in a literary work

way that the events of the plot unfold and the reader learns about characters and situations

Another word for "explicating"

Prose, poetry, drama

A character with many different traits-faults as well as virtues

A character that does not change

A detailed and careful analysis of a written work

The use of clues in a literary work that suggest events that have yet to occur

What is the sequence of events in a literary work?

A character with only one trait

explains/ partially explains why a character thinks, feels, acts, or behaves a certain way

The speed or rhythm of the writing that influences how readers experience a story