Indirect Characterization

Shows the audience what the character is like

The reasons a character does something

Direct Characterization

Tells the audience about a character's personality

The opposite of what you expect

The atmosphere or emotion of a work

The message or purpose of a story

External Conflict (select one that applies)

Man vs. Society, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Man

Select that Literary Devices that help build suspense (Select all that apply)

Foreshadowing, Diction, Structure, Imagery

Exposition/Rising Action/Climax/Falling Action/Resolution

The diction an author uses to write a story.

You know something the characters do not.

Descriptive details appealing to the five senses

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Indirect Characterization
Tells the audience what the character is like
Explains to the audience what the character is like
Shows the writer what the character is like
Shows the audience what the character is like
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Character Motive
The reasons an author writes a story
Tells the audience about the personality of the character
The message or purpose of the story
The reasons a character does something
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Worry or Dread when reading a story
Foreshadowing
Predictions
Irony
Suspense
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Diction
The additional meanings that words carry
The dictionary definition of a word
Correct Words
Word Choice
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The story is told from only one perspective
3rd person
3rd person limited
2nd person
3rd person omniscient
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Internal Conflict
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Nature
Man vs. Himself
Man vs. Society
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Protagonist
A Round Character
A Supporting Character
The Character who opposes the Main Character
The Main Character
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Direct Characterization
Creates the plot of the story
Tells the audience about a character's personality
Shows the audience the character's personality
The reasons why a character does something
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Situational Irony
The opposite of what you expect
Something coincidental
The opposite of what you said
The audience knows more than the characters
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The hint that something will happen before it takes place in the story.
Suspense
Foreshadowing
Prediction
Conflict
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Mood
The reader's analysis of the work
The character's emotional state during the work
The author's attitude toward the work
The atmosphere or emotion of a work
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The author's attitude toward the subject of a work
Predictions
Tone
Conflict
Mood
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A character who represents a type of characters
Stereotype
Flat Character
Static Character
Prince Charming
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Theme
An explanation of what happens in the story
The message or purpose of a story
The author's opinion
A summary of the plot
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External Conflict (select one that applies)
Man vs. Society
Man vs. Nature
Man vs. Man
Man vs. HImself
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A personal narrative is written in:
2nd person
3rd person
1st person
3rd person limited
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Verbal Irony
A comical or coincidental situation
The audience knows more than the character
The opposite of what is expected
The opposite of what is said
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A character who goes through a major change
Flat Character
Round Character
Dynamic Character
Static Character
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A character the reader knows little about
Round Character
Static Character
Flat Character
Dynamic Character
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Select that Literary Devices that help build suspense (Select all that apply)
Foreshadowing
Diction
Structure
Imagery
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A character who stays consistent in their beliefs
Round Character
Static Character
Flat Character
Dynamic Character
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Parts of a Plot Map
Exposition/Rising Action/Climax/Falling Action/Resolution
Exposition/Conflict/Climax/Falling Action/Resolution
Beginning/Rising Action/Climax/Falling Action/Ending
Beginning/Middle/Ending
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What is style?
The atmosphere of a work.
The diction an author uses to write a story.
The diction an author uses to create tone.
The perspective from which the story is told.
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A character who is fully developed
Dynamic Character
Static Character
Round Character
Flat Character
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An all-knowing narrator is written in:
2nd person
3rd person limited
3rd person
3rd person omniscient
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The Character in Opposition to the Main Character
Antagonist
Protagonist
Stereotype
Flat Character
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Select the pronoun that would be used in 2nd POV.
him
my
Your
she
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Dramatic Irony
You know something the characters do not.
The opposite of what is said.
A situation that is opposite of the expected.
A play that is ironic
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Imagery
Descriptive details creating appealing images
Imagination and creativity
Descriptive details appealing to the five senses
Descriptive details that appeal to people

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