Fiction Terms Set #2

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

the technique of giving clues to coming events in a narrative

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

the opposite of what is expected happens

the audience or reader knows something that the characters do not know

a reflection of an author's attitude toward a subject or theme

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

what is said is opposite of what is meant

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

the narrator describes the feelings a perceptions of only one character