flat character

1.       : shows one single, dominant trait   

a.    The Road Runner is a flat character because he has no personality; his only goal is to outrun Coyote.

   Protagonist

the central figure in a literary work

a.Batman is the hero and protagonist in the movies that bear his name.

Sequence

the order in which the events happen in a story

Antipodes

(noun) something that is exact opposite or contrary of another

Gothic

1.       relating to a style of fiction that has grotesque, desolate, and mysterious themes and descriptions

      Rhythm

a pattern of sound created by stressed and unstressed syllables

 Imagery:

a description that appeals to one of the five senses.

Metaphor

 a comparison of two things or ideas that implies similarities instead of directly stating them.

Drama

literature that develops plot and character through

dialogue and action; literature in play form

soliloquy

a speech made by a character who is alone and speaks private thoughts as if the audience were not there

stage directions

the part of a script that provides background information on characters, establishes settings

 treatment 

outline for a script

   myriad

infinite number; innumerable

   vernacular

the everyday language spoken by a people as distinguished from the literary language

    sardonic

scornfully or cynically mocking

declivity

A downward slope, as of a hill

Biographical Criticism

1.       An approach to literature which suggests that knowledge of the author’s life experiences can aid in the understanding of his or her work.

 Reticent

inclined to keep one’s thoughts, feelings, and personal affairs to oneself

      Taciturnity

habitual silence, or reserve in speaking

frame story

a narrative structure containing or connecting a series of otherwise unrelated tales