| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Point of view | The vantage point from which the story is told. First person or third person. |
| First person point of view (major or minor) | The story is told by one of the characters. |
| Omniscient point of view | A viewpoint which allows the narrator to relate the thoughts and feelings of all the characters; a godlike intuition. Tell what everyone is doing and thinking. |
| Limited omniscient point of view | Allows the narrator to relate the thoughts and feelings of only one character. Tells what one person is thinking and just the actions of others. |
| Objective point of view | Seeing and recording the action from a neutral or unemotional point of view. Report out as an observer. |
| Stream of consciousness | A style of writing in which the thoughts and feelings of the writer are recorded as they occur. |
| Round characters | More fully developed character. |
| Dynamic characters | A character that changes. |
| Flat characters | One dimensional. Stereotypical. |
| Static characters | A character that doesn't change. |
| Protagonist | The main character or hero of the story. |
| Antagonist | The person or thing working against the protagonist or hero of the work. When this is a person, he is usually called the villain |
| Direct characterization | What the author/narrator tells us. |
| Indirect characterization | What the author/narrator shows us. |
| Stock character | A undeveloped, stereotypical flat character. |
| Caricature | A picture or imitation of a person's features or mannerisms exaggerated as to be comic or absurd. |
| Foil | Someone who shows the opposite characteristics of the main character. |
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