ENGL 253 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Ambrose Bierce, The Yellow Wallpaper, Nathaniel Hawthorne
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List of formal terms for the midterm exam. Allegory stories that become metaphors (can be related to other things); stands for something else. Antagonist character who is in disagreement with the protagonist. Characterization the way the author wants you to perceive each person. Conflict problem or clash between two or more forces. Direct discourse quotations (directly, exactly what they said) Dynamic character a character that changes over the course of the novel. Epistolary novel novels driven by letters; multiple prospective; narrative control (limits what character knows) Flat character not too much is know about a character. Free indirect discourse combo of id and dd; char"s voice is used by the narrator. Gothic novel grotesque darker side of human nature; religious overtone; medieval. Imagery the use of words to apply to one of our emotions. Indirect discourse reported speech; narrator summarizes character"s thoughts. Mimesis imitative theory of art; background behind realism and naturalism. Narrative a story; incidents, arrangements, and events occur.
