External Conflict is when a character

struggles against some outside force

an educated guess, background knowledge + textual evidence

words that appeal to the 5 senses

person place thing or event that represents a larger concept

What is the climax of a story?

Moment of great emotional intensity or suspense in a plot

Direct Characterization is when

we are told directly what a character is like

language that appeals to the senses

Situational Irony occurs when there is contradiction

between what we expect to happen & what really does happen

the attitude a writer takes toward a subject or character

Central idea author wishes to reveal through the characters

a struggle that takes place within a character's mind

grows and changes throughout the story

Indirect Characterization is when

the reader must infer what the character is like

What is 3rd person omniscient point of view?

An all-knowing narrator (God!) who knows everything

A dynamic character is one who...

changes as a result of the story's events

Dramatic Irony occurs when

we, the reader, knows something the characters do not

The definition of Foreshadowing is:

hints or clues that suggest what is to come in the story

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1
What is mood?
A story's atmosphere or the feeling it evokes in a reader
The characters and their conflicts
The author's personal feelings toward the story
Any weather-related conflict
2
What is a flashback?
Interrupts the present action to tell of earlier events
A dream-like sequence of events
The clues to tell of the future
Interrupts the present action to shift into the future
3
External Conflict is when a character
struggles against symbolism
struggles against some outside force
struggles with a decision
struggles with a difficult choice
4
An Inference is
an educated guess
a symbol
background knowledge + textual evidence
background knowledge + your opinion
5
Imagery is
flowery speech
symbolism
words that appeal to the 5 senses
fun language
6
A Symbol is a
person place thing or event that shows imagery
person place thing or event that shows figurative language
person place thing or event that represents a larger concept
person place thing or event that represents the protagonist
7
What is the climax of a story?
Moment of great emotional intensity or suspense in a plot
The resolution
The rising action that creates conflict
The exposition
8
Direct Characterization is when
we feel sorry for the characters
we are told directly what a character is like
we are told indirectly what a character is like
we feel happy for the characters
9
Imagery is
language that uses fancy words
language that is flowery
language that appeals to the senses
language that appeals to beauty
10
Situational Irony occurs when there is contradiction
between what we expect to happen & what really does happen
between the protagonist and antagonist
between imagery and figurative language
between Irony and Symbolism
11
Tone is
symbolis
always sad
how we feel about a story
the attitude a writer takes toward a subject or character
12
What is a theme?
Central idea author wishes to reveal through the characters
A symbol of the main idea of a story
Compares two unlike things using like or as
The main character's actions in a story
13
Internal Conflict is
a struggle between a character and a tornado
a struggle that takes place within a character's mind
a struggle that take place outside the character's mind
a struggle that takes place externally
14
A static character is a character who
struggles internally
who learns something by the end of the story
does not change
loves symbolism
15
A dynamic character
loves symbolism
grows and changes throughout the story
stays the same throughout the story
does not learn anything new by the end of the story
16
Verbal Irony occurs when we
say metaphors but really mean simile
look angry but really mean to say something mean
say one thing but mean another
watch Romeo and Juliet
17
What is the setting?
The time and place of a story
None of the above
The mood of the story
The timeframe only in a story
18
Indirect Characterization is when
the writer directly states what the character is like
a difficult struggle
a difficult conflict
the reader must infer what the character is like
19
What is 3rd person omniscient point of view?
An all-knowing narrator (God!) who knows everything
A narrator who is also the main character in the story
Uses "I" when narrating the story
Limited point of view narrator focusing on just 1 character
20
A dynamic character is one who...
is the protagonist of the story
does not change as a result of the story's events
is always the antagonist of the story
changes as a result of the story's events
21
Dramatic Irony occurs when
we write claims
we use symbolism
we, the reader, knows something the characters do not
we use sarcasm
22
The definition of Foreshadowing is:
hints or clues that suggest what is to come in the story
a flashback
a flashforward
a simile
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Plot is
a series of related events
how the story makes the reader feel
a kind of metaphor
filled with lots of symbolism

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