Elements of Literature CAE6

In the middle of things

• ab ovo

• in medias res

All knowing point of view.

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person limited

• 3rd person omniscient

Uses pronouns 'they' and focus on one character.

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person limited

• 3rd person omniscient

From the egg

• ab ovo

• in medias res

Give hints about the latter events in the story.

• flashback

• foreshadow

• denouement

• exposition

The main character in a story.

• Protagonist

• Setting

• Plot

• Antagonist

• Character

A character that influences changes in the story.

• Antagonist

• Round

• Flat

• Protagonist

The opposition of the main character in the story.

• Protagonist

• Setting

• Antagonist

• Character

• Plot

A character who remains the same throughout the story.

• Antagonist

• Round

• Flat

• Protagonist

The perspective that uses 'I' and focuses on the narrator's thoughts and feelings.

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person limited

• 3rd person omniscient