reference to well-known person, event, place, or literature

undergoes an important change in personality in the story

is easily recognizable because of stereotype.

perspective/vantage pt. from which story is told

struggle that takes place in the mind of a character.

feeling of anxious uncertainty about outcome of events

form of language specific to region or social group

scene in story that interrupts seq. of events to relate past

A foil is a character who

emphasizes traits of main char. / sidekick.

pushes the action of the story forward.

Writer's attitude toward subject/audience

Indirect Characterization

shows "things" that reveal the personality of the character.

Direct Characterization

tells the audience what the personality of the character is.

struggle between opposing forces.

remains the same throughout the story.

creates conflict for the protagonist.

has many traits both good and bad.

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Allusion
reference to well-known person, event, place, or literature
a form of language that is specific to a particular region
anything that stands for or represents something else
writer's attitude toward subject
2
A dynamic character
is always the main character.
is a sidekick
remains the same throughout the story
undergoes an important change in personality in the story
3
A stock character
has many traits both good and bad.
pushes the action forward.
is easily recognizable because of stereotype.
4
Atmosphere, feeling created in the reader by a literary work/passage
Flashback
Allusion
Tone
Mood
5
Author's use of clues to hint at what might happen later in a story is
suspense
plot
foreshowing.
internal conflict
6
Point of view
struggle in the mind of main character
struggle between opposing forces
feeling of anxious uncertainty
perspective/vantage pt. from which story is told
7
Internal conflict is
the sequence of events in a story.
author's use of clues to hint at what might happen later.
struggle that takes place in the mind of a character.
feeling of anxious uncertainty.
8
The climax of the story involves the turning point in the mind of the
flat character.
characters.
main character.
foil.
9
Suspense is
sequence of events in a story
reversal of expectations
a struggle between opposing forces
feeling of anxious uncertainty about outcome of events
10
Plot is
sequence of events in a story.
central message/lesson learned.
reversal of expectations.
struggle between opposing forces.
11
A flat character...
does NOT have many traits.
is easily recognizable because of stereotype.
emphasizes traits of main char./sidekick.
pushes the action forward.
12
Dialect
writer's attitude toward audience/subject
form of language specific to region or social group
writer tells the audience what the personality of main char.
anything that stands for/represents something else
13
Flashback
scene in story that interrupts seq. of events to relate past
reference to well-known person, event, place, or literature
a form of language specific to region or social group
writer's attitude toward subject
14
Person/animal that takes part in the action of a literary work
foreshadow
characters
point of view
plot
15
There are five different methods for indirect characterization.
TRUE
FALSE
16
A foil is a character who
pushes the action forward.
emphasizes traits of main char. / sidekick.
has many traits both good and bad.
creates conflict for the protagonist.
17
The protagonist...
pushes the action of the story forward.
creates conflict for the main character.
is a sidekick.
does NOT have many traits.
18
Tone
atmosphere, feeling created in reader by literary work
reference to well-known person, event, place, literary work
Writer's attitude toward subject/audience
turning point in the mind of the main character
19
Indirect Characterization
tells the audience what the personality of the character is.
shows "things" that reveal the personality of the character.
a character that remains the same throughout the story.
20
Irony is
time and place of the action.
sequence of events in a story.
the reversal of expectations.
struggle between opposing forces.
21
Anything that stands for or represents something else
Allusion
Tone
Flashback
Symbol
22
The exposition introduces the setting, characters, basic situation
False
TRUE
23
Person/animal that takes part in the action of a literary work
plot
characters
foreshadow
point of view
24
Central message/lesson learned in a literary work is the
internal conflict
plot
theme
point of view
25
Direct Characterization
tells the audience what the personality of the character is.
shows the audience what the personality of the character is.
26
The rising action introduces conflict in the plot...
TRUE
FALSE
27
There can only be one rising action event....
TRUE
FALSE
28
External conflict is
sequence of events.
author's use of clues to hint at what might happen later.
central message/lesson learned.
struggle between opposing forces.
29
A static character
undergoes an important change in their personality.
remains the same throughout the story.
30
Resolution
story's conclusion: denouement
introduces the setting and characters
turning point in the mind of the main character
conflict decreases
31
The antagonist....
creates conflict for the protagonist.
has many traits both good and bad.
is easily recognizable because of stereotype.
32
Events that lead to the conclusion: conflict decreases
exposition
resolution
falling action
rising action
33
A round character
is easily recognizable because of stereotype.
has many traits both good and bad.
pushes the action forward.
does NOT have many traits.
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Setting is
reversal of expectations
time and place of the action
struggle between opposing forces
sequence of events

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