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Foil (narrative) In any narrative, a foil is a character who contrasts with another character, typically, a character who contrasts with the protagonist, in order to better highlight or differentiate certain qualities of the protagonist. [2][3][4] A foil to the protagonist may also be the antagonist of the plot. [5]
List of narrative techniques. A narrative technique (also, in fiction, a fictional device) is any of several storytelling methods the creator of a narrative uses, [1] thus effectively relaying information to the audience or making the narrative more complete, complex, or engaging. Some scholars also call such a technique a narrative mode ...
Antihero is a literary term that can be understood as standing in opposition to the traditional hero, i.e., one with high social status, well liked by the general populace. Past the surface, scholars have additional requirements for the antihero. The "Racinian" antihero, is defined by three factors. The first is that the antihero is doomed to ...
First-person narration presents the narrative through the perspective of a particular character. The reader or audience sees the story through the narrator's views and knowledge only. [16] The narrator is an imperfect witness by definition, because they do not have a complete overview of events.
Characterization or characterisation is the representation of characters (persons, creatures, or other beings) in narrative and dramatic works. The term character development is sometimes used as a synonym. This representation may include direct methods like the attribution of qualities in description or commentary, and indirect (or "dramatic ...
A story within a story, also referred to as an embedded narrative, is a literary device in which a character within a story becomes the narrator of a second story (within the first one). [1] Multiple layers of stories within stories are sometimes called nested stories. A play may have a brief play within it, such as in Shakespeare's play Hamlet ...
A setting (or backdrop) is the time and geographic location within a narrative, either non-fiction or fiction. It is a literary element. The setting initiates the main backdrop and mood for a story. The setting can be referred to as story world [1] or milieu to include a context (especially society) beyond the immediate surroundings of the story.
A narrative, story, or tale is any account of a series of related events or experiences, [1][2] whether non-fictional (memoir, biography, news report, documentary, travelogue, etc.) or fictional (fairy tale, fable, legend, thriller, novel, etc.). [3][4][5] Narratives can be presented through a sequence of written or spoken words, through still ...