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| the authors arrangement of incidents in a story |
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| a device that informs us about events that happen before the opening scene of a work |
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| an imagined person in a story |
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| the meathod by which a writer creates people in a story so that they seem actually to exist |
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| characters shown in dramatic situations reveal themselfs indirectly by what they say and so |
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| characters can be convincing whether they are presented by telling or showing, provided their actions are... |
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| if adequate motovation is offered |
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| the behavior it reveals is compatible or stays the same through out the entire story |
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| one who has little control over events |
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| character undergoes some change because of the action of the plot |
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| character does not change |
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| helps to reveal by contrast the distinctive qualities of another character |
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| embodies 1 or 2 qualities, ideas, or traits that can be readily described in a brief summery |
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| prepackaged. they lack individuality |
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| more complex, have more depth and require more attention. may surprise or puzzle us |
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| the context in which the action of a story occurs |
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| refers to who tells the story and how it is told |
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