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Academic Terms
Mrs. Simpkins/Fall 2015
Characterization
ways individual characters are represented by
the narrator or author of a text.
includes descriptions of the characters’ physical
appearances, personalities, actions,
interactions, and dialogue.
Dialogue
Spoken exchanges between characters in a
dramatic or literary work, usually between two
or more speakers.
Protagonist
The primary character in a text, often positioned
as “good” or the character with whom readers
are expected to identify. Protagonists
usually oppose an antagonist.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHMyjorUOdE
Antagonist
A character or characters in a text with whom
the protagonist opposes.
Captain Hook
Plot Structure
The sequence of events that occur through a
work to produce a coherent narrative or story.
*Example:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffAOkGg2Lr4
Exposition
Usually located at the beginning of a text
detailed discussion introducing characters,
setting, background information.
Climax
height of conflict and intrigue in a narrative. The
climax often appears as a decision the
protagonist must make or a challenge he or
she must overcome.
Falling Action
parts of a story after the climax and before the
very end.
Resolution
The conclusion; all loose ends are tied up.
Static Character
does not experience basic character changes
during the course of the story.
Dynamic Character
experience changes throughout the plot of a
story.
Foreshadowing
the author gives clues about events that will
happen later in the story.
Flashback
a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time
earlier than the main story.
Subjective
personal point of view resulting from feelings;
existing only in the mind.
Objective
real factual without bias
First Person Narative
A story told from the perspective of one or
several characters, each of whom typically
uses the word “I.” This means that readers
“see” or experience events in the story through
the narrator’s eyes.
Second Person
A narrative perspective that typically addresses
the audience using “you.” This mode can help
authors address readers and invest them in
the story.
Third Person Narrative
Describes a narrative told from the perspective
of an outside figure who does not participate
directly in the events of a story. This mode
uses “he,” “she,” and “it” to describe events
and characters.
Omniscient
the knower of all!
A narrator who knows everything about all the
characters.
Limited Omniscient
A narrator whose knowledge is limited to one
character
Closing
Explain why it is important to know your terminology
before you argue a case?