a struggle between opposing characters or opposing forces

man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. society

a struggle between opposing characters or opposing forces

a character who changes as the result of the story's elements; the protagonist!

man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. society

a struggle between opposing characters or opposing forces

direct characterization

the writer makes direct statements about a character's personality and tells what the character is like

a character who changes as the result of the story's elements; the protagonist!

man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. society

a struggle between opposing characters or opposing forces

indirect characterization

when a writer reveals a character through description of a character's looks, through the character's thoughts and feelings, through comments made by other characters about that character, and through the character's actions and behavior

the writer makes direct statements about a character's personality and tells what the character is like

a character who changes as the result of the story's elements; the protagonist!

man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. society

types of indirect characterization

Speech,Thoughts, Effect on others, Actions, Looks

when a writer reveals a character through description of a character's looks, through the character's thoughts and feelings, through comments made by other characters about that character, and through the character's actions and behavior

the writer makes direct statements about a character's personality and tells what the character is like

a character who changes as the result of the story's elements; the protagonist!

man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. society

mnemonic for indirect characterization

Speech,Thoughts, Effect on others, Actions, Looks

when a writer reveals a character through description of a character's looks, through the character's thoughts and feelings, through comments made by other characters about that character, and through the character's actions and behavior

the writer makes direct statements about a character's personality and tells what the character is like

a character who changes as the result of the story's elements; the protagonist!

the reasons a character behaves in a certain way

Speech,Thoughts, Effect on others, Actions, Looks

when a writer reveals a character through description of a character's looks, through the character's thoughts and feelings, through comments made by other characters about that character, and through the character's actions and behavior

the writer makes direct statements about a character's personality and tells what the character is like

the vantage point or perspective from which a story is told

the reasons a character behaves in a certain way

Speech,Thoughts, Effect on others, Actions, Looks

when a writer reveals a character through description of a character's looks, through the character's thoughts and feelings, through comments made by other characters about that character, and through the character's actions and behavior

first person point of view

a character in the story is actually telling the story himself/herself

the vantage point or perspective from which a story is told

the reasons a character behaves in a certain way

Speech,Thoughts, Effect on others, Actions, Looks

third person omniscient point of view

narrator knows everything in the story and reveals the thoughts of all the characters

a character in the story is actually telling the story himself/herself

the vantage point or perspective from which a story is told

the reasons a character behaves in a certain way

A character who does not change during the story. The antagonist.

narrator knows everything in the story and reveals the thoughts of all the characters

a character in the story is actually telling the story himself/herself

the vantage point or perspective from which a story is told

the reasons a character behaves in a certain way

third person narrator

an outside person is the narrator of the story

A character who does not change during the story. The antagonist.

narrator knows everything in the story and reveals the thoughts of all the characters

a character in the story is actually telling the story himself/herself

the vantage point or perspective from which a story is told

first person narrator

one of the characters is the narrator and uses the pronoun "I" in the narration

an outside person is the narrator of the story

A character who does not change during the story. The antagonist.

narrator knows everything in the story and reveals the thoughts of all the characters

a character in the story is actually telling the story himself/herself

an interruption in the present action of a plot to go back and tell what happened at an earlier time

one of the characters is the narrator and uses the pronoun "I" in the narration

an outside person is the narrator of the story

A character who does not change during the story. The antagonist.

narrator knows everything in the story and reveals the thoughts of all the characters

imagery/sensory details

language that appeals to the five senses

an interruption in the present action of a plot to go back and tell what happened at an earlier time

one of the characters is the narrator and uses the pronoun "I" in the narration

an outside person is the narrator of the story

A character who does not change during the story. The antagonist.

when what really happens is the opposite of what one expects to happen

language that appeals to the five senses

an interruption in the present action of a plot to go back and tell what happened at an earlier time

one of the characters is the narrator and uses the pronoun "I" in the narration

an outside person is the narrator of the story

a figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant

when what really happens is the opposite of what one expects to happen

language that appeals to the five senses

an interruption in the present action of a plot to go back and tell what happened at an earlier time

one of the characters is the narrator and uses the pronoun "I" in the narration

a great difference between the purpose of an action and its results

a figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant

when what really happens is the opposite of what one expects to happen

language that appeals to the five senses

an interruption in the present action of a plot to go back and tell what happened at an earlier time

the uncertainty or anxiety a reader feels about what will happen next in a story

a great difference between the purpose of an action and its results

a figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant

when what really happens is the opposite of what one expects to happen

language that appeals to the five senses

when an author uses a person, object or event to stand for a larger idea

the uncertainty or anxiety a reader feels about what will happen next in a story

a great difference between the purpose of an action and its results

a figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant

when what really happens is the opposite of what one expects to happen

a main idea in a work of literature; the message the author is trying to convey to the reader

when an author uses a person, object or event to stand for a larger idea

the uncertainty or anxiety a reader feels about what will happen next in a story

a great difference between the purpose of an action and its results

a figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant

the feeling created in a piece of literature by things like setting, colors and word choice

a main idea in a work of literature; the message the author is trying to convey to the reader

when an author uses a person, object or event to stand for a larger idea

the uncertainty or anxiety a reader feels about what will happen next in a story

a great difference between the purpose of an action and its results

the use of expressions that are not literally true but which show that unlike things are similar in some respect.

the feeling created in a piece of literature by things like setting, colors and word choice

a main idea in a work of literature; the message the author is trying to convey to the reader

when an author uses a person, object or event to stand for a larger idea

the uncertainty or anxiety a reader feels about what will happen next in a story

a figure of speech that is an exaggeration for effect

the use of expressions that are not literally true but which show that unlike things are similar in some respect.

the feeling created in a piece of literature by things like setting, colors and word choice

a main idea in a work of literature; the message the author is trying to convey to the reader

when an author uses a person, object or event to stand for a larger idea