Narrative/Literature Terms

a type of literature (romance, action, suspense)

• genre

• fiction

• short story

• novel

an imaginary story

• genre

• fiction

• short story

• novel

a story that you can generally read in one sitting

• genre

• fiction

• short story

• novel

a longer story that revolves around a more complicated plot

• genre

• fiction

• short story

• novel

a character or force in conflict with the main character

• character

• major character

• minor character

• protagonist

• antagonist

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

a character that plays a smaller, but necessary, role in a story

• character

• major character

• minor character

• protagonist

• antagonist

people, animals, or imaginary creatures that take part in a story

• character

• major character

• minor character

• protagonist

• antagonist

an important or main character in a story. there can be more than one

• character

• major character

• minor character

• protagonist

• antagonist

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.3

THE MAIN character in a story

• character

• major character

• minor character

• protagonist

• antagonist

the author's attitude toward a subject

• setting

• mood

• tone

• flashback

• foreshadowing

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4