direct characterization

narrator/speaker directly tells the audience what the character is like

indirect

author shows audience what character is like

conflict

how does the character respond to conflict

round character

fully developed, complex

flat character

stock, not very developed

static

doesnt change through the text, starts/ends the same

dynamic

constant change

protagonist

main character

antagonist

opposed main character

character foil

a character who contrasts with another character

archetype

character based on set of identifiable traits

tragic hero

noble character who has downfall

components of setting

place on map, time in history, of year, of day

function of setting

setting reveals characterization, conflict, motivation. can carry with it a set of norms/associations

story

chronological order of events

plot

arrangement of events

linear

potrays events in standard chronological order

non-linear

Events are not told chronologically

in media res

begins in the middle of things

frame narrative

story within a story

epistolary

story is told through docs like letters etc

stream of conciousness

a person's thoughts and conscious reactions to events, perceived as a continuous flow

diction

word choice

syntax

Sentence structure

tone

the speakers attitude toward the subject, audience, or self

mood

the feeling the author wants the reader to expierence

theme

the underlying meaning of a literary work

subject

expressed w single word, underlying life concepts

3rd person objective

narrator outside story who reveals none of the thoughts of the characters

3rd person limited

the narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character

3rd person omniscient

narrator is all-knowing, aware of many character thoughts/feelings

denontation

dictionary definition

Connotation

feeling of a word