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Key Literary Terms ENC 1102 Dr. Brown 1/11/2012

Plot What happens in the story May be conventional or unusual May be told in chronological order or not (think Pulp Fiction) Some elements of plot Conflict – drives the plot forward Climax – highest point of the plot Resolution – ending of the plot

Plot Some plot devices Exposition Flashback Foreshadowing Tells the reader what s/he needs to know at the beginning of the story Flashback Shows something that happened before the story began Foreshadowing Gives the reader a clue about something that will happen later

Character Protagonist Antagonist Flat character Round character Main character of the story Antagonist Opposed to the protagonist Flat character Simple, only has 1 or 2 personality traits Round character Complex, many personality traits Static character Does not change in the story Dynamic character Changes in the story

Setting Where the story happens Can suggest mood or atmosphere Time Place Social environment Can suggest mood or atmosphere Often used as an antagonist

Point of View Who tells the story? Third-person narrator Speaker not necessarily a character Looks at multiple characters from a distance Knows the thoughts of several (limited) or all (unlimited) of the characters First-person narrator First-hand account from one of the characters (“I”) Only knows the thoughts of the narrator May be an unreliable narrator

More Important Terms Symbol: A person, object, image, word, or event that evokes a range of additional meaning beyond and usually more abstract than its literal significance Theme: The central meaning or dominant idea in a literary work

More Important Terms Style: The distinctive and unique manner in which a writer arranges words to achieve particular effects Tone: The authors implicit attitude toward the reader or the people, places and events in a work as revealed by his/her style Irony: Use of contradictory statements or situations to reveal a reality different from what appears to be true