FRA9th-Literary Terms #1
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Fiction | narrative writing drawn from the imagination rather than history or fact |
| Non-fiction | writing drawn from history and fact rather than the imagination |
| Novel | broad term used to designate any extended fictional narrative almost always in prose |
| Novel of incident | a novel in which the main focus is on the course and outcome of events in the plot |
| Novel of character | the main focus is on the protagonists thoughts, feeling, and motives |
| Bildungsroman | novel that depicts the intellectual and emotional development of the protagonist from childhood into adulthood |
| Novella | a short novel |
| Short story | broad term used to designate any short fictional narrative almost always in prose |
| Setting | the background (time and place) in which the action is presented |
| Plot | the narrative of events. (Answers the question: What happens?) |
| Conflict | the struggle between opposing forces. (Can be either internal or external) |
| Climax | the turning point in the plot |
| Denouement | the final unraveling of the plot |
| Characterization | the creation and portrayal of imaginary persons |
| Protagonist | the main character |
| Antagonist | the character/force directly opposed to the protagonist |
| Dynamic | character that grows or develops during the course of the story |
| Static | a character that does not change during the course of the story |
| Foil | a character who serves as a contrast to another character |
| Style | the personality of a work distinctive to an author |
| Narrative | the account of events (a story) |
| Tone | attitudes toward the subject and toward the audience implied in a literary work |
| Theme/Aboutness | the central thought or idea. It is the abstract concept that is made concrete through representation in person, action, and image |
| So-whatness | overall commentary on the theme of a work |
| Foreshadowing | important clues that prepare the reader for events to come |
| Metaphor | an analogy identifying one object with another |
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