Literary Terms
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| 7879190267 | antihero | a protagonist who lacks the characteristics that would make him a hero (or her a heroine) |  | 0 |
| 7879190268 | archetype | A detail, image, or character type that occurs frequently in literature and myth and is thought to appeal in a universal way to the unconscious and to evoke a response |  | 1 |
| 7879190269 | flashback | a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story |  | 2 |
| 7879190270 | flat character | a character who embodies a single quality and who does not develop in the course of a story |  | 3 |
| 7879190271 | round character | this character is fully developed - the writer reveals good and bad traits as well as background |  | 4 |
| 7879190272 | static character | a character that does not change from the beginning of the story to the end |  | 5 |
| 7879190273 | dynamic character | one whose character changes in the course of the play or story |  | 6 |
| 7879190274 | genre | a kind of literary or artistic work |  | 7 |
| 7879190276 | point of view | the perspective from which a story is told |  | 8 |
| 7879190277 | parody | a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way |  | 9 |
| 7879190278 | satire | form of literature in which irony, sarcasm, and ridicule are employed to attack human vice and folly |  | 10 |
| 7879190281 | conflict | The main clash, discord, or problem faced by the protagonist. Can be internal or external. |  | 11 |
| 7879190282 | pacing | the relative speed or slowness with which a story is told or an idea is presented |  | 12 |
| 7879190283 | Realism | A new style of literature that focused on the daily lives and adventures of a common person. This style was a response to Romanticism's supernaturalism and over-emphasis on emotion |  | 13 |
| 7879190284 | Romanticism | An artistic and intellectual movement originating in Europe in the late 18th Century and characterized by a heightened interest in nature, emphasis on the individual's expression of emotion and imagination, departure from the attitudes and forms of classicism, and rebellion against established social rules and conventions. | 14 | |
| 7879190285 | Naturalism | Describes a type of literature from the late 19th century that attempts to apply scientific principles of objectivity and detachment to its study of human beings. Unlike realism which focuses on literary technique this literature implies a philosophical position | 15 | |
| 7879190286 | Modernism | A literary and artistic movement of the early 20th century rejecting traditionalism (subjects and styles) as outdated | 16 | |
| 7879190287 | Post-Modernism | a period of literature after WW II that saw a rise in feminism, literary criticism, and contemporary topics. Also sometimes called "The Age of Anxiety" | 17 | |
| 7879190288 | first person pov | story is told by one of the characters who uses pronouns such as I or we and participates in much of the action |  | 18 |
| 7879190289 | omniscient pov | A story told by an all-knowing author in 3rd person. The reader gets the thoughts and feelings of more than one character |  | 19 |
| 7879190290 | 3rd person limited pov | an outside narrator who knows the thoughts/feelings of one major character |  | 20 |
| 7879190292 | protagonist | The principal character in a work of fiction |  | 21 |
| 7879190293 | setting | Location, environment, and time that a literary work is set. |  | 22 |
| 7879190294 | antagonist | The character who works against the protagonist in the story |  | 23 |
| 7879190296 | characterization | The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character. Can be achieved through appearance, actions, dialogue, thoughts of other characters, etc. |  | 24 |
| 7879204639 | plot | Sequence of connected events in a story (introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution). |  | 25 |
| 7879210294 | inciting incident | Event that introduces the central conflict of a story. |  | 26 |
| 7879220922 | motif | A unifying idea or image that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work. |  | 27 |
| 7879238037 | allusion | A reference to another work of literature, person, or event. |  | 28 |
| 7879250477 | irony | A contrast between expectation and reality. |  | 29 |
