Womens Literature Quiz One

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Short story

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A compact, concentrated work of narrative fiction that may also contain description, dialogue, and commentary. Poe used the term brief prose tale before the term short story was created, and he emphasized that the form should create a powerful and u unified impact.

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Novel

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A long work of prose fiction

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Literature

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Written ir oral compositions that tell stories, dramatize situations, Express emotions, analyze and advocate ideas, and embody ideals. Literature is designed to engage readers emotionally as well as intellectually, with the major genres being fiction, poetry, drama, and nonfiction prose, and with many separate subforms.

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Genre

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A category of literature, suchas fiction or poetry. Also, a type of work, such as detective fiction, epic poetry, tragedy.

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Protagonist

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The central character and focus of interest in a narrative or drama.

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Antagonist

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One who struggles against. The person, idea, or force, or general set of circumstances opposing the protagonist; an essential element of the plot.

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First-person point of view

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The use of a first-person speaker or narrator who tells about things that he or she has seen, done, spoken, heard, thought, and also learned about in other ways.

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Second-person point of view

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A narration in which a second-person listener ("you") is the protagonist and the speaker is someone (doctor, parent, rejected lover, ect.) With knowledge that the protagonist does not possess or understand about his or her own actions. Sometimes the "you " of the second person is used popularly and vaguely to signify persons in a general audience, including the speaker.

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Limited third-person pointnof view

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A third person narration in which the actions and thoughts of the protagonist are the primary focus of attention.

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Omniscient point of view

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A third person narrative in which the speaker or narrator, with no apparent limitations, may describe intentions, actions, reactions, locations, and speeches of any or all of the characters and may also describe their innermost thoughts (when necessary for the development of the plot)

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Static character

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A character who undergoes no change; a flat character; contrasted with a dynamic character.

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Dynamic character

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A character who tries to assert control by recognition, adjustment, and change. Dynamic changes may he shown in (1) an action or actions, (2) the realization of new strength and therefore the affirmation of previous decisions, (3) the acceptance of new conditions and the need for making changes and improvements, (4) the discovery of unrecognized truths, or (5) the reconciliation of the character with adverse conditions. In a short story, there is usually only one dynamic character, whereas in a novel there may be many.

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Chronology

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(The logic of time)

The sequence of events in a work, with emphasis on the complex intertwining of cause and effect.

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Conflict

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the opposition or conflict between two characters, between large groups of people, or between protagonists and larger forces such as natural objects, ideas, modes of behavior, public opinion, and the like. Conflict may also be internal and psychological, involving choices facing a protagonist. The resolution of conflict is the essence of plot.

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Climax

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(Greek for "ladder")

The high point of conflict and tension preceding the resolution or denouement of a story or play; the point of decision, of inevitability and no return. The climax is sometimes equated with the crisis in the consideration of dramatic and narrative structure.

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Resolution

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Denouement (untying) or resoluton.

The final stage of plot development , in which mysteries are explained, characters find their destinies, lovers are united, sanity is restored, and the work is completed. Usually the denouement is done as speedily as possible, because it occurs after all conflicts are ended, and little that is new can then be I introduced to hold the interest of readers.

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Dialogue

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The speeches of two or more characters in a story, play, or poem.

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Dialect

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Language characteristics-- involving pronunciation, unique words, and vocal rhythms-- particular to regions such as New England, the Midwest, or the South, or to separate nations such as Britian and Australia.

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Verisimilitude

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(i.e., "like truth")

A characteristic whereby the setting, circumstances, characters, dialogue, actions, and outcomes in work are designed to seem true, lifelike, real, plausible, and probable. See also realism.

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Unreliable Narrator

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A speaker through who ignorance, self-interest, or lack of capacity may tell lies and distort details. Locating the truth in an unreliable narrator's story requires careful judgement and not inconsiderable skepticism.