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Literary Terms and Concepts
Review 4
Point of View
Point of View Definition
•Refers to the perspective from which events in a story or novel are told
First V. Third Person•First-person point of view: Narrator is a character that tells everything in his or her own words
First V. Third Person•Third-person point of view: A story is told by a narrative voice outside of the action, not by one of the characters.
Limited V. Omniscient
•Third-person limited- the narrator tells only what one character thinks, feels, and observes.
Limited V. Omniscient
•Third-person omniscient-the narrator sees into the minds of more than one character
Protagonist
Protagonist Definition
•The central character or hero in a narrative or drama, usually the one with whom the audience tends to identify
Realistic Fiction
Realistic Fiction Definition
•A type of fiction that creates a truthful imitation of ordinary life
Realistic Fiction Example
•“The Banana Tree” by James Berry
Resolution
Resolution Definition•Falling Action
–Occurs at the end of a story
–Conflict is usually resolved
–Loose ends are tied up
Rising Action
Rising Action Definition
•Refers to the events in a story that move the plot along by adding complications and expanding the conflict.
Satire
Satire Definition•A literary technique in which:–Ideas or customs are ridiculed
–For the purpose of improving society
Satire Example•Charles Dickens uses satire in “A Christmas Carol” to point out the problems of 19th century England.
Science Fiction
Science Fiction Definition•A prose writing in which a writer
explores unexpected possibilities of the past or future–Using known scientific data and theories as well as
–His or her creative imagination.
Science Fiction Example
•“The Collecting Team”
Setting
Setting Definition•The time and place of action of a story
Short Story
Short Story Definition
•Much shorter than a novel•Can usually be read in one sitting