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Narrative

Character of a work actively opposing the protagonist

Leading character in a film, book or play, who is devoid of heroic qualities

Character (arts)

Fictional being in a narrative

Process of dynamic characters' transformation

Characterization

Representation of persons (or other beings or creatures) in narrative and dramatic works of art

Continuity (fiction)

In a narrative, the consistency of characteristics of people, plot, objects, and places seen by the reader or viewer over time

Topics referred to by the same term

First-person narrative

Mode where a story is narrated by one character at a time, speaking for and about themselves

Pattern in storytelling

Motif (narrative)

Literary term; any recurring element that has symbolic significance in a story

Written or spoken commentary; one of four rhetorical modes

Account that presents connected events

Plot (narrative)

Cause-and-effect events in a narrative

Poetic justice (disambiguation)

Topics referred to by the same term

The main character of a creative work

Setting (narrative)

Time and place within a narrative, whether fiction or non-fiction

Stock character

Literary or social stereotype used to create characters or determine their role in a story

Extended or continuing storyline in episodic storytelling media

Story structure

Structure of a dramatic work such as a play or film

Story structure

Literary element

Stream of consciousness

Narrative device used in literature

Type of stock character

Variant of the villain character type possessing "supernatural or superhuman powers"

Supporting character

Character in a narrative that is not focused on by the primary storyline

Theme (narrative)

Central topic, subject, or message within a narrative

Unreliable narrator

Narrator whose credibility is compromised

Manner of expression in writing