Narratology

focalisation percieved storytelling from the protagonist's point of view

Narrator The perspective which we follow throughout the story, the character(s).

Extradiegetic narrator The narrator outside of the story

Intradiegetic narrator The narrator, protagonist, within the story

Metadiegetic narrator A story within a story

Unreliable narrator A narrator that withholds information from the reader, or lies to the reader

Character Someone in the story

Subcharacter A character close to the main character

Main character The lead character

Protagonist The main character that drives the story forward, sometimes referred to as the "hero" of the story

Antagonist The other main character in the story, often portrayed as the villain. Main role is to challenge the protagonist

Theme A central unifying idea

Motif A repetitive feature or idea- quote, picture, words, slogans, other features or ideas

Peripeti Plot twist

Symbol A figurative or literal object that represents something.

Imagery Visually descriptive or figurative language, appears often in literature

Passage of time Passing of time, flashback, story in chronological order

Setting A detailed language about the environment, the conceptualized world, the appearance of characters

Intrigue The plot, the story, storyline

Style The author’s writing style

Foreshadowing Clues that hint at what will happen next or later

Rising action The story gets more intense

Falling action Happens after the climax, and results in less tension

Climax The most intense, exciting, or important point of something

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