key words-perspectives

bildungsroman

A coming of age story

intrusive narrator

keeps interrupting the narrative to directly address the reader

interior monologue

Narrative technique that records a character's internal flow of thoughts, memories, or ideas- similar to a stream of consciousness

analepsis

flashback

prolepsis

flashforward

satire

the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

( mockery )

modernist fiction

stood out from traditional writing

Took place from 1910-1930s.

contemporary fiction

Takes place in the present day

post-colonial fiction

post empire

unreliable narrator

a narrator whose account of events appears to be faulty, misleadingly biased, or otherwise distorted- tells lies, untrustworthy

realist fiction

a type of fiction that could happen in the real world but didn't actually happen., often victorian

makes descriptive detail of characters focused on physical appearance

post modernism fiction

comes after modernist (early 20th century) - NOT FUTURISTIC)

historical fiction

fiction that involves an event in history. Contains historical facts, events, or people, but is not true.

speculative fiction

dystopian- supernatural, fantastical, or futuristic elements

objective narrator

a third person narrator who only reports what would be visible to a camera; thoughts and feelings are only revealed if a character speaks of them

subjective narrator

recounts events with a character's thoughts, feelings, and observations

omniscient narrator

A narrator with unlimited awareness, understanding, and insight of characters, setting, background, and all other elements of the story.