ENC 1102 Literature Fiction Stuff

how the novel originated

around 17th/early 18th century when prose romances and adventure tales began to adopt techniques of history and travel narrative as well as memoir, letters, and biography

antihero

character that is more like an ordinary person since they do not have any outstanding strength or virtue

allegory

an extended series of symbols that encompasses a whole work

plot

the arrangement of the action, the series of events recounted in the story.

narrator

teller of the story or novel

historical fiction

developed by sir walter scott around 1815, compromises prose narratives that present history in imaginative ways. still adheres to history.

rising action

narration of inciting incidents, or destabilizing events, that break the routine and intensify the conflict.

setting

temporal time (when story takes place) and spatial setting (where story takes place)

flat character

characters that are never changing and predictable.

theme

central idea, thesis, or message ; deciphering your own interpretation can take several readings and always requires attention to elements of literature

history of the short story

developed in the mid/late 19th century partly due to growing popularity of magazines.