Literary Terms English novel Engl2349 Dr. Sami S. Breem

Plot  plot/events/actions  Aristotle’s plot-line/structure/diagram  introduction/exposition  rising action/development  climax/turning point  falling action  end/deouement  Labov's structure  coda

Characterization  protagonist/hero/central/main character  antagonist/anti-hero  antagonistic force  techniques used to analyze character:  physical description  what characters say/do  relationship with other characters  narrator’s comments

Characterization (continued)  Type of change:  round vs. flat  static vs. dynamic  changed vs. unchanged  developed vs. undeveloped  character (symbol)  Character (representation in the real world)  Significance of names

Conflict Complication/clash between opposing forces:  character vs. character  character vs. nature  character vs. social problems  internal conflict

Literary Terms (continued)  themes  setting  imagery  motif  allegory  microcosm vs. macrocosm  foreshadowing

Literary Terms (continued)  symbolism  conventional/traditional  literary  figurative language, for example:  metaphor  simile  personification  irony

Literary Terms (continued)  intertextuality  text vs. context  speech and thought presentation  stylistic analysis  deixis  deixis of time  deixis of place  deictic verbs/adverbs/adjectives/nouns  social deixis  definite vs. indefinite articles