Narrative Terms

4. when a character struggles against an outside force
6. a reference made to a well-known person, event, or place from history, music, art, or another literary work
10. this form of irony occurs when an event contradicts the expectations of the character or reader
12. the central character in a work of literature, the one who is involved in the main conflict
15. the methods a writer uses to develop characters (STEAL)
17. a form of irony in which the reader or audience knows more about the circumstances or future events in a story than the characters within it
18. figurative language created by details that appeal to one or more of the five senses
19. when a character struggles between opposing needs or desires or emotions within his or her own mind
21. the time and place in which a story happens
22. an interruption or transition to a time before the current events in a narrative

1. the character who opposes or struggles against the main character
2. ATDPTI is told from which point-of-view?
3. the words spoken by characters
5. the perspective from which a narrative is told: first person, third person limited, or third person omniscient.
7. In ATDPTI, Arnold is this...
8. the sequence of related events that make up a story: exposition, rising action, conflict, climax, falling action, resolution
9. a struggle or problem in a story
11. a story about a series of events that includes character development, plot structure, and theme; fiction or non-fiction
13. a form of irony which occurs when a speaker or narrator says one thing while meaning the opposite
14. In ATDPTI, the Spokane Indian Reservation, Reardan, and 2006 are examples of what?
15. people, animals, or imaginary creatures that take part in the action of a story
16. a writer's central idea or main message/lesson
19. a literary device that exploits the readers’ expectations; it occurs when what happens turns out to be quite different from what is expected
20. the person telling the story