AP Literature Terms (Narrative) Flashcards

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