Narrative Unit Vocabulary

This narrator is a character in the story.

A ____ character is richly developed with all elements of indirect characterization.

A flashback prepares readers for events that come later - often in the climax or resolution.

One way to recognize foreshadowing is to pay attention to repeated or emphasized ideas.

Which French word has the same meaning as "Resolution"?

The audience cheered, laughed, and cried.

When a character or the reader expects one thing to happen but something elsehappens instead.

A flashback interrupts the main action to describe earlier events.

When what a character knows contrasts with what the audience knows. 

What type of conflict?: Zeus punishes the mortal Jason for disobeying him.

Man vs. himself is an example of which type of conflict?

The ____________ of a story is the turning point and the moment of greatest suspense. 

What type of conflict?: Sara fights Selena in the parking lot because Selena flipped her off. 

What type of conflict?: A massive computer glitch leaves the city in a blackout.

The ________________ of a story introduces the setting, characters, and conflict.

_____ is the main character in a work of literature and is involved in the central conflict.

College students have these goals: playing hard, doing well, and a job after graduation.

Foreshadowing provides background information about a character or event.

What type of conflict?: Women fight the government for the right to vote.

_____ is a principal character or force in opposition to the main character. 

Foreshadowing is the use of hints or clues in early scenes to suggest what will occur later.

The bedroom was filled with old newspapers and radios that don’t work.

This POV uses the pronouns I, me, my, we, ours, etc.

Three great Indian nations in the Central Plains are the Cherokee, the Choctaw, and Comanche.

The ____________ of a story eases suspense and reveals the outcome of the story's climax.

This narrator knows the thoughts/feelings of all characters but is not a character himself.

The ____________ of a story presents complications that intensify the story and build suspense.

A ____ character is not developed; he/she only serves to move the story along.

This POV uses the pronouns he, she, it, they, his, hers, theirs, its, them, themselves, etc.

Writers use foreshadowing to create tension/suspense & make readers eager to keep reading.

Fix it: The art studio is spacious, pleasantly cluttered, and has good lighting. 

_____ is when the narrator builds a character through telling the reader about them.

This narrator only gives instructions or commands.

This narrator knows the thoughts/feelings of only one character, & isn't a character himself.

This POV uses the pronouns you and yours.

What type of conflict?: "The water gets rough and choppy as Cynthia floats down the river."

Fix it: The man walked down the street, stopped at a shop window, and was fixing his tie.

Foreshadowing is an account of an event that happened before the beginning of the story.

Fix it: There are two ways to get a promotion: working hard or make friends in high places.

This narrator gives a play-by-play of action & dialogue from an outside perspective.

Fix it: Every morning, I run two miles, walk one mile, and half a mile on the bike.

The __________ of a story reveals the final outcome for the characters and ties up loose ends.

_____ is a category of literature, such as Science Fiction, Fantasy, or Horror.

A ____ does not change throughout the course of the story.

The chef chopped the parsley, peeled the tomatoes and cut the zucchini into cubes.

___ is using speech, thoughts, actions, looks, and effects on other to build a character.

What type of conflict?: Joseph is battling an alcohol addiction.

When what is said is the opposite of what is meant (kind of like sarcasm).

A _____ character changes over the course of the story, especially after the climax.

 Alec’s favorite subjects are Spanish, journalism, and he likes math.