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intro to lit
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Literature
Undergraduate 2
03/01/2010

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Term
Plot
Definition
Authors arrinforms us about previous events that pertain to the present situation

Where the story begins in the middle of things to create the conflict
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In media res
Definition
the story begins in the middle of things to create the conflict
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flashback
Definition
informs us about previous events that pertain to the present situation
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character
Definition
fictional person in the story, who is confronted with a problem, climax and resolution
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characterization
Definition
method of making characters believable by developing them in the story
Term
showing
Definition
Author presents the character by allowing him or her to speak in the story
Term
telling
Definition
Author interjects to describe the character
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motivated
Definition
When the reader is shown why the character acted the way he/ she did, what they say and their decisions
Term
plausible
Definition
action by a character that appears reasonable
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absurdist literature
Definition
characters are alienated from themselves in an irrational world
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anithero
Definition
who has no control over events and is not the traditional hero mold
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dynamic
Definition
One who changes do to events
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static
Definition
One who does not change throughout the story
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foil
Definition
Reveals the contrasting qualities of one character to another
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flat
Definition
Charater with one or two traits or ideas. Tend to be one- dimensional
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stock
Definition
The stereotype stock character
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round
Definition
Complex, more fully developed and more traits.
Term
setting
Definition
Where the action or story takes place and include three elements: time, place and social environment
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point of view
Definition
Whoever tells the story and how it is told
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omniscient
Definition
Takes us inside the characters, and can move from place to place in the story.
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editorial omniscience
Definition
evaluation of a character
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neutral omniscience
Definition
Allowing the thoughts and actions to speak for themselves
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limited
Definition
Restricted to a single person of either a major or minor character
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stream of conscious
Definition
technique- Reader is taken into a character's mind to reveal thoughts, perceptions and feelings on a conscious or unconscious level
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objective point of view
Definition
narrator does not see into the mind of any character
First person narrator- referred to as "I," and only see their thoughts and perceptions
Term
unreliable narrator
Definition
interpretation of events is different from author's
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naive narrator
Definition
interpretation of events is different from author's
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symbol
Definition
person, object, or event that is more than its literal context
Term
conventional symbols
Definition
Widely recognized in society, i.e: the cross, swastika
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literary symbol
Definition
Can include traditional, conventional, or public meanings, but may also be established internally by the total context of the work
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allegory
Definition
When a character or object has a single fixed meaning
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theme
Definition
central idea or meaning of the story
Term
irony
Definition
Reveals a reality different from what appears to be true
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verbal irony
Definition
Saying one thing, but meaning another
Sarcasm- False praise intended to hurt someone
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situational irony
Definition
When there is an inconsistency with that is expected and what actually happens
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dramatic irony
Definition
When there is inconsistency with what the character says and what the reader understands to be true
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