Vocabulary

Reckon

consider or regard in a specified way

Complicit

involved with other people in something wrong or illegal

Echo

a close parallel or repetition of an idea, feeling, style, or event

Analogy

A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them.

Apostrophe

a figure of speech in which one directly addresses an absent or imaginary person, or some abstraction

iambic pentameter

A common meter in poetry consisting of an unrhymed line with five feet or accents, each foot containing an unaccented syllable and an accented syllable.

Foil

A minor character whose personality or attitude contrasts with that of the main character. Juxtaposing one character against another intensifies the qualities of both, to advantage or sometimes to disadvantage.

In Media Res Plot Structure

A narrative that starts not at the beginning of events but at some other critical point.

jocund

marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness

Pensive

musingly or dreamily thoughtful; suggestive of sad thoughtfulness

splendor

Magnificence; brilliance of appearance.

Jaded

(adj.) wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)

Pessimistic

seeing the worst side of things; no hope

Candid

(adj.) frank, sincere; impartial; unposed

Compliant

(adj.) willing to do what someone else wants; obedient

rife

(adj.) abundant; prevalent

Ravening

(adj.) excessively greedy and grasping, devouring or craving food in great quantities

Pragmatist

(n.) practical person; one who is concerned with usefulness

Unambiguous

(adj.) clear and precise; exhibiting no uncertainty; categorical

Fervor

(n.) intense and passionate feeling

Linear Plot Structure

when the story is in chronological order and does not skew from that order

non-linear plot structure

when the events in a story are given out of chronological order

Flashback

A method of narration in which present action is temporarily interrupted so that the reader can witness past events

Framed narrative

a story within a story

Epistolary Plot Structure

developed as a series of document, the usual form is letters; although, diary enteries, newspaper clippings, and other documents can be used

1st person POV

The narrator (story teller) is involved in the story and uses "I" to unfold the plot.

2nd person POV

The narrator speaks directly to the reader using "you". This is always in conjunction with either 1st person or 3rd person.

3rd person POV

The narrator is not in the story and uses "he", "she", or "it".

3rd person limited

the narrator is not a part of the story, more of an outside observer; can only see one character's thoughts and emotions

3rd person omniscient

A method of storytelling in which the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in the story.

3rd person objective

narrator outside story who reveals none of the thoughts of the characters