Unit 1 Vocabulary Terms 4

3rd Person Omniscient

• The narrator knows all of the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in a work. Uses: Them, Her, His, Him
• The narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character. Uses: He, She, Them, Her
• The narrator is a character in the story. Uses: I, Me, We, Us
• struggle with an outside force
• struggle within a character

Unbiased summary

• A summary free of opinion and bias
• The narrator knows all of the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in a work. Uses: Them, Her, His, Him
• The narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character. Uses: He, She, Them, Her
• The narrator is a character in the story. Uses: I, Me, We, Us
• struggle with an outside force

The four elements of a narrative poem

• character, plot, conflict, setting
• The narrator knows all of the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in a work. Uses: Them, Her, His, Him
• The narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character. Uses: He, She, Them, Her
• The narrator is a character in the story. Uses: I, Me, We, Us
• struggle with an outside force

Theme

• moral of the story
• The narrator knows all of the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in a work. Uses: Them, Her, His, Him
• The narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character. Uses: He, She, Them, Her
• The narrator is a character in the story. Uses: I, Me, We, Us
• struggle with an outside force

Stanza

• paragraph structure of the poem
• The narrator knows all of the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in a work. Uses: Them, Her, His, Him
• The narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character. Uses: He, She, Them, Her
• The narrator is a character in the story. Uses: I, Me, We, Us
• struggle with an outside force

Point of View

• perspective in which the story is being told
• The narrator knows all of the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in a work. Uses: Them, Her, His, Him
• The narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character. Uses: He, She, Them, Her
• The narrator is a character in the story. Uses: I, Me, We, Us
• struggle with an outside force

Exposition

• beginning of the story
• The narrator knows all of the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in a work. Uses: Them, Her, His, Him
• The narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character. Uses: He, She, Them, Her
• The narrator is a character in the story. Uses: I, Me, We, Us
• struggle with an outside force

Rising Action

• middle of the story leading up to the climax
• The narrator knows all of the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in a work. Uses: Them, Her, His, Him
• The narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character. Uses: He, She, Them, Her
• The narrator is a character in the story. Uses: I, Me, We, Us
• struggle with an outside force

Climax

• height of the story and where the tension or action reaches its highest point
• The narrator knows all of the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in a work. Uses: Them, Her, His, Him
• The narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character. Uses: He, She, Them, Her
• The narrator is a character in the story. Uses: I, Me, We, Us
• struggle with an outside force

Internal Conflict

• struggle within a character
• The narrator knows all of the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in a work. Uses: Them, Her, His, Him
• The narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character. Uses: He, She, Them, Her
• The narrator is a character in the story. Uses: I, Me, We, Us
• struggle with an outside force