| Term | Definition |
|---|
| protagonist | main character of a story |
| antagonist | character who is in conflict with the protagonist |
| simile | a comparison using like or as |
| metaphor | a comparison of two unlike objects with out using like or as |
| setting | when and where a story takes place |
| climax | highest point of interest or suspense a story |
| narrator | person who tells the story |
| theme | centreal message or insight into life |
| conflict | struggle; fight |
| plot | sequence of events |
| minor character | character mentioned only briefly |
| anti-hero | main character with bad or undesirable traits |
| forshadowing | clues or hints of what is to come |
| irony | contrast between expectation and reality |
| ambiguous | unclear; able to be interpreted in more than one way |
| pun | play on words |
| dramatic foils | two characters with opposite personalities |
| point of view | the way something is viewed |
| tragic flaw | personality trait that causes a downfall |
| round character | has many traits |
| flat character | only one trait |
| internal conflict | involves a character in conflict with himself or herself |
| external conflict | the main character struggles against an outside force |
| allusion | reference to another work or person |
| reforming character | character that changes from bad to good |
| deteriorating character | character who goes from good to bad |
| first person point of view | narrator is inside the action using pronoun I |
| third person point of view | narrator is outside the action using pronouns like he |
| direct characterization | giving specific adjectives to describe a character |
| suspension of disbelief | willingness to withhold questions about the truth accuracy or probability of characters or actions in a literary work |
Combine with other sets
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