L1: Elements of Literature Pt. 2

• character


  a representation of human being in the story
• direct character


  the narrator describes the character
• indirect character


  describing others through the character's speech
• protagonist


  the central character of the story
• antagonist


  the force working against the protagonist
• static character


  remains the same throughout the whole story but can also be the protagonist
• dynamic character


  character develops permanent change
• flat character


  does not have a substantial change
• round character


  capable of change and evolution in the story
• setting


  the time and place in the story
• realism


  in reality
• atmosphere


  mood or ambiance
• symbolism


  based on symbols
• plot


  describes the structure of the story
• chronological


  the usual flow of the story
• flashback


  starts from the future then back to the past
• in media res


  in the middle of things
• exposition/introduction


  the start of the story
• rising action


  series of conflicts in the story
• conflict


  the problem in the story
• climax


  the most intense part of the story
• falling action


  part where the problem is solved
• resolution


  the conclusion
• point of view


  the angle of vision
• first person


  the narrator does participate in the action of the story
• second person


  uses the pronoun you
• third person limited


  narrator only tells the action and behavior
• third person omniscient


  all knowing narrator