Literary Terms EXAM No.2 EF 1.2

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character people (or animals) in a story
explict characterisation the reader is told about a character's personality by the author, another character or by the character him- or herself
implicit characterisation the reader is expected to draw conclusions about the character by studying his or her behaviour, opinions, choice of words and/or way of talking
protagonist the main character in a story
antagonist the opponent of the protagonist
conflict a struggle between two opposing forces
internal conflict conflict between person and self
external conflict conflict between person and person, person and nature, person and society, or person and fate
climax the conflict reaches its highest point
exposition the characters, theme, setting are introduced
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rising action a conflict is developed
falling action the suspense is reduced
denounement some resolution of the conflict is achieved
plot The author's selection and structure of action as a set of events connected by cause and effect that are meant to create suspense
setting the place, the time, and other circumstances in which the action of a literary work occurs
scenic presentation the author may present an event in detail by showing what is happening by using dislogue, depicting thoughts and emotions, describing a scene etc.
panoramic presentation The author tells the reader about events and their significance by summarising in a few sentences what happens over a longer period of time
mode of presentation the way a writer narrates events
point of view The perspective from which the characters, topics and events are presented (not the author!)
unlimited point of view the reader can examine the action/characters from various angles, he or she seems to know what all the characters see, think or feel, he also seems to know their motives and their past and future lives
limited point of view e.g. a first-person narrator who does not appear to know everything about all the characters and all the events - his/her perspective does not offer knowledge about the consciousness of one character (or several characters) in the story or even to that of an observer outside the story, he/she cannot enter the other characters' minds, so he/she can only speculate about their thoughts and feelings
narrator person who tells the story (not the author!)
omniscent narrator a narrator who seems to know everything
third-person narrator a narrator who stands outside the story and refers to all the characters as "he", "she", or "they" - he/she may have an omniscent point of view or a limited point of view
first-person narrator a narrator who is a character in the story - the narrator has a limited point of view
reliable narrator a narrator who the reader can trust, the reader gets an overall understanding of the story
unreliable narrator A narrator who the reader is critical of, he/she gives his/her own understanding of a story, instead of the interpretation the author wishes the audience to obtain