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| A term used to describe universal symbols that evoke deep and sometimes unconscious responses in a reader. |
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| what the author things/ believes in an editorial |
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| a short, free-standing tale narrating an interesting; a personal account |
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| Is an error or defect in the tragic hero that leads to his downfall, such as greed, pride, or ambition. This flaw may be a result of bad character, bad judgment, an inherited weakness, or any other defect of character. |
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| Excessive pride or self-confidence that leads a protagonist to disregard a divine warning or to violate an important moral law. |
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| are more complex , and often display the inconsistencies and internal conflicts found in most real people. They are more fully developed, and therefore are harder to summarize. |
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| embodies one or two qualities, ideas, or traits that can be readily described in a brief summary. They are not psychologically complex characters and therefore are readily accessible to readers, somecharacters are recognized as stock characters; they embody stereotypes such as the "dumb blonde" or the "mean stepfather." They become types rather than individuals. |
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| undergoes some kind of change because of the action in the plot. |
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| does not change throughout the work, and the reader’s knowledge of that character does not grow |
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| Associations and implications that go beyond the literal meaning of a word, which derive from how the word has been commonly used and the associations people make with it |
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| The dictionary meaning of a word |
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| the I in the story presents the point of view of only one character. The reader is restricted to the perceptions, thoughts, and feelings of that single character; can play either a major or a minor role in the story they are telling |
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| author writes from the point of view of a narrator |
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| an all-knowing narrator who is not a character in the story and who can move from place to place and pass back and forth through time, slipping into and out of characters as no human being possibly could in real life; can report the thoughts and feelings of the characters, as well as their words and actions. |
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| an author restricts a narrator to the single perspective of either a major or minor character. The way people, places, and events appear to that character is the way they appear to the reader; only get bits and pieces of story |
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| makes an error in his or her actions that leads to his or her own death and destruction of others |
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| the objective and subjective components of the believability of a source or message. |
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| the people an editorial is direct to |
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| what the author wants the audience to do |
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| non-tangible, cannot apply senses to it |
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| ethics (may question the reader's charecter) |
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| The main character of a narrative; its central character who engages the reader’s interest and empathy |
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| The character, force, or collection of forces in fiction or drama that opposes the protagonist and gives rise to the conflict of the story |
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| an error or defect in the tragic hero that leads to his downfall, such as greed, pride, or ambition. This flaw may be a result of bad character, bad judgment, an inherited weakness, or any other defect of character. |
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| designed for performance in a theater; actors take on the roles of characters, perform indicated actions, and speak the dialogue written in the script. |
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| A story that presents courageous individuals who confront powerful forces within or outside themselves with a dignity that reveals the breadth and depth of the human spirit in the face of failure, defeat, and even death |
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