Summer Reading Unit - 9th Grade

refers to spoken words only; when a character says one thing but suggests the opposite

the use of specific objects or images to represent abstract ideas

There are ____ types of irony?

What involves a contradiction between appearance and reality?

literary device that allows the author to interrupt the action to describe a past scene

defies logical cause/effects relationships and justifiable explanations; a sense of unfairness

the tying together of all the threads

a character who shows only one major personality trait throughout a work of literature

occurs when the audience has knowledge of something that the characters do not

Man vs. Man is what type of conflict?

a character who shows a number of personality traits throughout a work of literature

the part of the story where the characters, setting, background, etc. are introduced

a way the author lets the reader know about the characters' mental, emotional, and moral traits

characterization revealed through another character's ideas; subjective standpoint

a universal truth; a significant statement the story is making about society or humanity

Man vs. self is an example of which type of conflict?

the dramatic struggle between two or more forces in a story

a character who undergoes changes as the literary work progresses

the most intense moment mentally or in action

characterization revealed through a non-biased narrator; objective standpoint