Basic Literary Terms

2. Kind of plot that the information that ties up all of the story's loose ends
3. Kind of plot that the explanation of the story's premise and background material necessary for the reader to understand the story
4. A person, object, action, place, or event that in addition to its literal or denotative meanings suggests a more complex meaning or range of meanings
5. The angle from which a story is told
9. Reveals the thoughts of all their characters
14. The central or dominant idea of a work of fiction
15. Kind of plot that the scene which presents the story's decisive action
16. Kind of plot that the outcome of the story
19. The narrator uses "I" to tell his or her story
21. The historical, physical, geographical, and psychological location where a fictional work takes place
22. A fictional representation of a person
23. The way a writer selects and arranges words to express ideas
24. The attitude of the speaker or author of a work toward the subject matter

1. Narrators are not actually characters in the story
6. Doesn't reveal anyone's thoughts and provides the sort of external, objective information that a camera might record
7. The way in which the narrative events are arranged
8. Only reveals the thoughts and feelings of one charactor
10. An extended narrative in prose.
11. Usually main characters and are fully developed so that the reader can understand their personality and motivations
12. A story with two parallel and consistent levels of meaning, on literal and one figurative
13. A fictional narrative generally centering on one climactic event and usually developing only a single character in depth
17. Usually minor characters who are barely developed or may be stereotypes
18. A character who serves to contrast with another character.
20. Kind of plot that the peak in the story's action