CP/H Fiction Terms (Back Page)

a reference to a statement, person, place, event or thing that is known from literature, history, religion, myth, poetry, film, etc.

a character who does not change much or at all during the course of a story

a character who changes in an important way because of the story’s action

the narrator describes the feelings and perceptions of only one character

what is said is the opposite of what is meant

a character who is complex and multidimensional, like a real person

the audience or reader knows something that the character does not

a minor or additional story line that in some way should enhance, clarify, or parallel the main plot

the reason a character does what he/she does

the narrator is one of the characters; the reader is told only what this character knows and observes

the all-knowing narrator describes many characters’ thoughts, feelings, and actions

a character who is one dimensional and superficial; he/she can usually be described in a single sentence

a reflection of an author’s attitude toward a subject or theme

what is expected to happen is the opposite of what occurs

the feeling or atmosphere a writer creates for a reader

the feeling of anxious curiosity the reader/viewer has about what will happen next in the plot