English 9 honors Literary terms

the way a writer describes a character in a story, including their physical traits, personality, and motivations

• protagonist

• characterization

• antagonist

• narrator

the main character in a story who drives the action and is central to the plot and conflict

• protagonist

• antagonist

• narrator

• assonance

a character or force that opposes the protagonist, or main character, and creates conflict and tension in the story

• first person POV

• protagonist

• antagonist

• narrator

the perspective from which a story is told, essentially who is narrating the events and how much access the narrator has to the thoughts and feelings of the characters

• point of view

• first person POV

• third person limited POV

• third person omniscient POV

a story is told from the perspective of a character within the narrative, using pronouns like "I," "me," and "my" to convey their personal experiences and thoughts, essentially allowing the reader to experience the story through the narrator's eyes directly

• point of view

• first person POV

• third person limited POV

• third person omniscient POV

a narrative technique that uses an all-knowing narrator to tell a story

• point of view

• first person POV

• third person limited POV

• third person omniscient POV

a narrative style that allows the reader to experience a story from the perspective of a single character

• point of view

• first person POV

• third person limited POV

• third person omniscient POV

the voice that tells a story in literature

• reliable narrator

• narrator

• unreliable narrator

• voice

a storyteller who is considered to be credible and accurate, and who provides a clear and unbiased perspective on the events of a story

• reliable narrator

• narrator

• unreliable narrator

• voice

a character in a story who is not trustworthy and whose account of events is not entirely reliable

• reliable narrator

• narrator

• unreliable narrator

• voice