Engelska glosor v.41

Theme

Topics that are discussed in a novel, or short story, for e.g. love, friendship, religion, apartheid

Motif

Different situations in the novel which gives you clues about what the/a theme could be, for e.g. how Trevor was born a crime, that the schools where divided/classes divided based on race etc. give us clues about the theme “apartheid”

Protagonist

The main character, if the main character is nice, then the antagonist is usually not nice to highlight the protagonists personal traits even more.

Antagonist

The opposite of the protagonist

Character/ Main character

The person who the story is about is the main character, but every person in a novel or any literary piece of work is a character

Plot

What the story is about

Dialogue

If there are two characters, or more, who are talking to each other, they have a dialogue

Monologue

One person talking to themselves, for e.g. “To be or not to be”

Conflict

A problem that needs to be resolved, the main issue that drives the story forward

Narrator

The person who is telling the story, the perspective of the story, for e.g. “I did something ….” (first person) “He then decided to …” (third person, all

Point of view

From whose perspective a story is told

Genre

Fantasy, thriller, drama, biography, autobiography, romantic, comedy, tragedy

Biography

When someone else describes someone’s life, for e.g. if you write about a historical figure

Autobiography

Someone who is writing about themselves and their own life