Fiction Terms 2

a factor added to a story that gives the protagonist a new problem to deal with

a character struggles with an inside force such as an emotion

character or force that blocks the main character

a character who does not change much or at all during the course of a story

a character who is one dimensional and superficial; can be described in a single sentence

what is said is the opposite of what is meant

the all-knowing narrator describes many characters' thoughts, feelings, and actions

technique of stopping the chronological action in a story and shifting to an earlier period

minor or additional story line that in some what should enhance, clarify, or parallel the main

the author tells the audience or reader about a character

the narrator is one of the character; the reader is told only what this character knows 

a story's main idea or insight into life

the moment right before the climax when the story's action can go either way 

a reference to a statement, person, place, event, or thing that is known literature, etc.

a person, place, thing or event that has meaning in itself, but also stands for something more