Thursday, 22 November 2012

English 10 Literary Terms REVISION



1.     A character is a person, animal or thing presented as an identity in the story.  A character may be characterized by the author through physical appearance, action, thoughts or words, interaction or response of other characters, and direct commentary by the author.
a.     A major character is a character that is essential to the story.  If a major character is removed from the story, the story could not play out the same way.
b.     A minor character is a less important character who may add colour to the story but is not essential to the plot.
c.      A protagonist is the central or primary character in a literary work.  The plot of the story revolves mainly around this character.  The reader is meant to sympathize most with the protagonist.
d.     An antagonist is a character, group of characters, or an institution that works against the protagonist

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