Term
|
Definition
| Recurring elements in a story which points to a theme. Motifs can be objects, sounds, statements, etc. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Paying attention to the feelings a story gives you when you read it. When you read subjectively, you follow your intuition about characters and plot points. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Paying attention to the character, plot, setting, theme, diction, and syntax when you read a story and using these elements to analyze that story. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The attitude writing can take towards its subject or audience. Tone generally applies to specific sentences or paragraphs, not to the text as a whole |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The word choice used throughout a text |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The order in which a sentence is put together grammatically |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A person participating in, or alluded to, in the action of a story. Characters can also be animals or inanimate objects |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The main problem in a story. It is tension in a story between two or more characters, groups, things, or events |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A character type that has been repeated in literature throughout history |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Conflict that takes place outside an individual, such as a war or feud. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Conflict that takes place within an individual, such as a conflict of morals or of emotions. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The character(s), thing(s), event(s), or group(s) that stands in opposition to the protagonist(s) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A protagonist who does not embody traditional heroic values |
|
|
Term
| Secondary/Minor Character: |
|
Definition
| Characters in the story who are not the protagonist(s) or antagonist(s). |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The set of events that make up a story |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The event that sets off the main conflict in a plot. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Parts of the story that tell us about setting and main characters and hit at theme and possible conflicts |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The series of events in a plot that build up to the climax. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The turning point of the story |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The events in a story that take place between the climax and the dénouement. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The point in the story at which the central conflict is resolved. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The frame of reference in which the story takes place. This includes place, time, and social/cultural context. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The general feeling the reader gets from the story |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| When an aspect of the story external to a character represents the character’s internal development. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The unifying idea or ideas behind a story. Theme usually provides a broad statement about humanity, life, or our universe and should be expressed in a complete sentence_ |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The main character(s) of a story. The events of a story focus on the protagonist(s). |
|
|
