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| 4543424746 | first person narration | story is narrated by one character at a time; character may be speaking about him or herself or sharing events that he or she is experiencing; I or we | 0 | |
| 4543431941 | third person narration | character is referred to by the narrator as "he", "she", "it", or "they", but never as "I" or "we" | 1 | |
| 4543438173 | third person omniscient narrator | has knowledge of all times, people, places, and events, including all characters' thoughts | 2 | |
| 4543443053 | third person limited omniscient narrator | may know absolutely everything about a single character and every piece of knowledge in that character's mind, but the narrator's knowledge is "limited" to that character | 3 | |
| 4543446079 | free indirect discourse | uses some of the characteristics of third-person along with the essence of first-person direct speech; lack of an introductory expression such as "He said" or "he thought" | 4 | |
| 4543461195 | objective narrator | story is narrated by the author as if he is a mere spectator of events; contains no references to thoughts or feelings and only reports what can be seen and heard | 5 | |
| 4543474244 | unreliable narrator | narrator whose credibility has been seriously compromised | 6 | |
| 4543484683 | protagonist | the leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text | 7 | |
| 4543485569 | hero/heroine | the main character in a literary work; possesses extraordinary qualities | 8 | |
| 4543488187 | antagonist | a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary | 9 | |
| 4543492597 | antihero | a central character in a story, movie, or drama who lacks conventional heroic attributes | 10 | |
| 4543492598 | foil | character who contrasts with another character (usually the protagonist) in order to highlight particular qualities of the other character | 11 | |
| 4543497944 | stock character | stereotypical person whom audiences readily recognize from frequent recurrences in a particular literary tradition; easy targets for parody | 12 | |
| 4543501118 | dynamic character | a literary or dramatic character who undergoes an important inner change, as a change in personality or attitude | 13 | |
| 4543505282 | static character | a literary or dramatic character who undergoes little or no inner change; a character who does not grow or develop | 14 | |
| 4543506999 | flat character | two-dimensional in that they are relatively uncomplicated and do not change throughout the course of a work | 15 | |
| 4543507954 | round character | complex and undergo development, sometimes sufficiently to surprise the reader | 16 | |
| 4543507955 | direct characterization | the process by which the personality of a fictitious character is revealed by the use of descriptive adjectives, phrases, or epithets | 17 | |
| 4543509994 | indirect characterization | the process by which the personality of a fictitious character is revealed through the character's speech, actions, or appearance | 18 | |
| 4543529613 | allegory | a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one; a symbol | 19 | |
| 4543533656 | Bildungsroman | a novel dealing with one person's formative years or spiritual education | 20 | |
| 4543535249 | comedy | literary genre and a type of dramatic work that is amusing and satirical in its tone, mostly having cheerful ending | 21 | |
| 4543542581 | epic | long narrative poem written in elevated style, in which heroes of great historical or legendary importance perform valorous deeds | 22 | |
| 4543544729 | parody | an imitation of a particular writer, artist or a genre, exaggerating it deliberately to produce a comic effect | 23 | |
| 4543545297 | Romance | narration of the extraordinary exploits of heroes, often in exotic or mysterious settings | 24 | |
| 4543547179 | satire | the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues | 25 | |
| 4543550824 | stream-of-consciousness | a person's thoughts and conscious reactions to events, perceived as a continuous flow | 26 | |
| 4543552295 | tragedy | form of drama based on human suffering that invokes an accompanying catharsis or pleasure in audience | 27 |
