Gautier Narrative Elements

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What are the three main components of a narrative?

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Beginning, middle, and ending, collectively known as plot events.

Front

What literary device involves the repetition of a phrase at the beginning of successive clauses?

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Anaphora.

Front

Who is the character that opposes the protagonist in a story?

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Antagonist.

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What type of irony occurs when the audience knows something that the character does not?

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Dramatic irony.

Front

Which word has a negative connotation: Cheap, Frugal, or Thrifty?

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Cheap.

Front

What is the term for the main character in a story?

Back

Protagonist.

Front

What is the term for the time and place in which a story occurs?

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Setting.

Front

What is the term for the underlying message or main idea of a narrative?

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Theme.

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What is a minor character?

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A character who does not play a significant role in the story.

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What is characterization?

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The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.