Talking about Literature

'David Copperfield' is a �by Charles Dickens.

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A �is a relatively short fictional prose text.

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The �is the person or voice who tells the story in a novel or short story.

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The hero or heroine of a novel, short story or play is also called the . He or she is the main �of the story.

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The �is the time, place and social situation that characterize a work of literature. 'Robinson Crusoe', for example, is �in the 18th century on an island off the American coast.

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The �is the arrangement of the action in a short story, novel or play.

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The �of a novel, short story or play is the central idea or "message" it contains.

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Drama is the art of writing and performing a play. The author of a play is called a . A play may consist of several �which can be subdivided into scenes. The roles or parts are played by actresses and actors, who make up the cast. The �stages the play and helps the actors put the stage directions (how to move, what expression to wear) into practice. The people who watch the play are called the .

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A �is a fairly short piece of writing, normally with a complex structure, divided into single lines. Often it expresses the speaker's experience. Poems may be divided into groups of lines called , and they may feature rhyme and rhythm.

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Images (figures of speech) express a thought indirectly, i.e. figuratively, not , an object or thought is represented by an image (simile, metaphor, personification).

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