Literary Terms Part 2

Define 'Setting'.

• The general locale, historical time period, and social circumstances in which the action of a fictional or dramatic work occurs.

• The main character's internal conflict and personal growth.

• The sequence of events that make up the story.

• The dialogue between characters in a play or novel.

Define 'Third person limited/objective point of view'.

• When the person telling the story is not one of the characters in the story. He or she is an outside observer. The reader may only know the thoughts and feelings of ONE character in the story.

• When the narrator is one of the characters in the story and shares their own thoughts and feelings.

• When the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters in the story.

• When the narrator is a character in the story but only describes events without any insight into thoughts or feelings.

Define 'Point of View (POV)'.

• The perspective from which a story is told.

• The main theme of a story.

• The chronological order of events in a story.

• The setting where a story takes place.

Define 'First person point of view'.

• When the person telling the story is one of the characters in the story. It is the 'I' point of view. It is the most limited among the types because the narrator can only state what he or she sees, feels, and hears.

• When the story is told from an all-knowing perspective, where the narrator knows everything about all characters.

• When the story is told from the perspective of a character who is not the protagonist.

• When the story is told from a second-person perspective, addressing the reader as 'you'.

Define 'Third person omniscient point of view'.

• When the person telling the story is also an outside observer, but this narrator is able to know the thoughts and feelings of most or of ALL the characters in the story.

• When the narrator is a character in the story and tells the story from their own perspective.

• When the story is told from the perspective of a single character, without insight into other characters' thoughts.

• When the narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character, but not all.

Define 'Plot'.

• The sequence of events that make up a story, whether it's told, written, filmed, or sung.

• The main character in a story.

• The setting where the story takes place.

• The theme or underlying message of the story.

Define 'Rising action'.

• The part of the story that presents a central conflict within a character or between one or more characters. The conflict builds during this section.

• The conclusion of the story where the conflict is resolved.

• The introduction of the story where characters and setting are established.

• The part of the story where the protagonist faces the greatest challenge.

Match the following literary terms with their definitions:

• The introduction of background information, setting, and characters in a story.

• Falling action

• The turning point of a story, where the main conflict reaches its highest intensity.

• Flashback

• A scene that interrupts the present action to depict an earlier event.

• Resolution

• The events that follow the climax and lead to the resolution.

• Exposition

• The conclusion of the story, where conflicts are resolved.

• Climax

"I feared what might greet me as I entered the kitchen." This is an example of what point of view?

• A) First person point of view

• B) Third person omniscient point of view

• C) Third person limited point of view

"Darcy danced only once with Mrs. Hurst and once with Miss Bingley, declined being introduced to any other lady, and spent the rest of the evening in walking about the room, speaking occasionally to one of his own party. His character was decided. He was the proudest, most disagreeable man in the world, and everybody hoped that he would never come there again." (Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen, 1813) This is an example of what point of view?

• First person point of view

• Third person omniscient point of view

• Third person limited point of view