Study guide for LIT 2010 test

LIT 2010

 Study guide for test on “Writing About Fiction”
and “Glossary of Literary Terms”

The upcoming test is worth up to 250 points. When you define a term on the test, ensure that your definition includes the term that you are defining; for example, “An allegory is …” All definitions must relate to literature. You do not need to write in complete sentences for Part I. (But you do have to write in complete sentences for Part II.)

Part I (worth up to 200 points) consists of definitions. You will need to define most of the following terms. (On the day of the test, your instructor will let you know which ones.)

Allegory

Antagonist

Character

Character development

Characterization

Character motivation

Climax

Complication

Conflict

Dynamic character

Epiphany

Fable

Falling action

First-person narrator

Flashback

Flat character

Foreshadowing

Hero/heroine

Limited omniscience (also called “third-person limited point of view”)

Melodrama

Monologue

Moral

Narrator

Omniscient narrator

Plot

Point of view

Realism

Resolution

Rising action

Round character

Setting

Static character

Stock character

Stream of consciousness

Symbol

Theme

Third-person narrator

Tone

Total omniscience

Part II (worth up to 50 points): You will write a short essay about one major character from the stories we have read. (Hint: You will need to discuss his or her characterization, so become well acquainted with the main characters in the stories we’ve covered so far.) In addition, ensure that you know the types of characters (they’re listed above). The instructor will decide which major character you write about.