Unit Test Terms

45765609	commercial fiction	written with the intent to entertain, make money
45765610	literary fiction	written with the intent to mirror human life and values
45765611	serious reader	a reader of literary works
45765612	plot	the sequence of incidents or events through which an author constructs a story
45765613	conflict	a clash of actions, ideas, desires, or wills
45765614	4 types of conflicts	man vs man; man vs society; man vs himself; man vs environment
45765615	protagonist	the central character of the story
45765616	antagonist	a person, thing, convention of society that acts against the protagonist
45765617	mystery	an unusual set of circumstances for which the reader craves an explanation to build suspense
45765618	dilemma	a position in which he or she must choose between two courses of action, both undesirable
45765619	surprise ending	one that features a sudden, unexpected turn or twist
45765620	unhappy ending	found in most literary fiction to reflect and illuminate life; acknowledges human defeats in life as well as triumphs
45765621	indeterminate ending	no definitive conclusion is reached
45765622	artistic unity	the condition of a successful literary work wherby all its elements work together for the achievement of its central purpose
45765623	plot manipulation	a turn in the plot that is unjustified by the situation or characters
45765624	deus ex machina	"god from a machine"; a type of plot manipulation
45765625	direct presentation	the author tells the reader straight out, either by exposition or analysis, what the characters are like
45765626	indirect presentation	the author shows what the character is like through actions
45765627	flat character	a character that has only one or two predominant traits; can be summarized up in a sentence or two
45765628	round character	a character that is complex and many-sided; a whole essay can be written analyzing this character
45765629	stock character	a stereotyped figure who has recurred so often in fiction that we recognize him at once
45765630	static character	a character who remains the same person from the beginning of the story to the end
45765631	developing/dynamic character	a character who undergoes some distinct change of character, personality, or outlook
45765632	epiphany	a moment of spiritual insight into life or into the character's own circumstances
45765633	theme	the controlling idea or its central insight
45765634	point of view	who tells the story and how it is told
45765635	omniscient point of view	te story is told in teh third person by a narrator whose knowledge and prerogatives are unlimited
45765636	third-person point of view	the story is told in the third person, but from the viewpoint of one charcter in the story
45765637	stream of consciousness	presenting apparently random thoughts going through a character's head within a certain period of time
45765638	first-person point of view	the author disappears into one of the characters, who tells the story in first person
45765639	objective point of view	the narrator disappears into a kind of roving sound camera
45765640	symbol	an object, person, situation, action, or some other element that has a literal meaning in the story, but that suggests or represents other meanings as well
45765641	allegory	a story that has a second meaning beneath the surface, endowing a cluster of characters, objects, or events with added significance
45765642	dramatic irony	the contrast between what a character says or thinks and what the reader knows to be true
45765643	verbal irony	the speaker says the opposite of what he or she intends to say
45765644	irony of situation	the discrepancy between appearance and reality, expectation and fulfillment, or between what is and what would seem appropriate
45765645	sentimentality	unmerited or contrived tender feeling to elicit tears