Hi there,
can someone write me a short definition (1 or 2 sentences) from these words?
- plot
- setting
- narrator
- protagonist/antagonist
- symbol (for example the pigeon stands for freedom)
Thank you very much
MissSixty
definitions of different words
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Some words have different meanings but limited to the context "film, book, story etc." they mean:
- plot = a series of events which form the story of a novel, play, film etc.
- setting = a place and time at which the action of a play, novel etc. takes place
- narrator = a person who tells a story, especially in a book, play or film / the person who speaks the words in a tv programme but who does not appear in it
- protagonist = the main character in a play, film or book etc.
- antagonist = a person who strongly opposes sb/sth
- symbol (for example the pigeon stands for freedom) = a person, an object, an event etc. that represents a more general quality or situation
These are all definitions from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
- plot = a series of events which form the story of a novel, play, film etc.
- setting = a place and time at which the action of a play, novel etc. takes place
- narrator = a person who tells a story, especially in a book, play or film / the person who speaks the words in a tv programme but who does not appear in it
- protagonist = the main character in a play, film or book etc.
- antagonist = a person who strongly opposes sb/sth
- symbol (for example the pigeon stands for freedom) = a person, an object, an event etc. that represents a more general quality or situation
These are all definitions from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary