The force opposing the main character

What is a Foil Character?

A character who contrasts the actions of a main character

Third person omniscient has a narrator that is:

Outside the story and all knowing

Which is not an example of a theme?

A man tries to retrieve a paper he lost

In a flashback, a writer......

Interrupts a story to show a past event

What is the definition of setting?

When and where the story takes place

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1
Theme can best be defined as:
Who is telling the story
The central idea of the story.
Using Sarcasm or verbal irony
Where the story takes place
2
What point does the star mark on the plot diagram?
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Denouement
3
What an antagonist?
A cliched character
When the author knows every character's thoughts
The force opposing the main character
Saying the opposite of what you mean
4
A character who the reader sees all sides of is defined as:
Stereotype
Flat
Static
Round
5
What is a Foil Character?
A character with clichéd traits.
A character who stays the same
A character who contrasts the actions of a main character
A character whose traits change over time.
6
What kind of irony is this?
Situational
Dramatic
Verbal
7
What point does the star mark on a plot diagram?
Climax
Falling Action
Rising Action
Exposition
8
Third person omniscient has a narrator that is:
Outside the story and all knowing
A character in the story
Outside the story but not all knowing
You can't have an omniscient narrator in a short story
9
Which is not an example of a theme?
You can not escape theme
Evil can be overcome
A man tries to retrieve a paper he lost
Be thankful for what you have
10
What kind of mood would the author create by describing a dark and stormy night?
Eerie
Cheerful
Happy
11
What point does the star represent in a plot diagram?
Ending
Falling Action
Climax
Rising Action
12
What is the Exposition of the story?
The events caused by the climax
The highlight of the story
The beginning of the story
The ending
13
In a flashback, a writer......
Elaborates on a characters lie in the future
Interrupts a story to show a past event
Talks about the events in the plot
14
What is the definition of setting?
When and where the story takes place
A desert with tumble weeds dancing across
Noon on Tuesday
The person who tells the story
15
What kind of irony is this?
Verbal
Situational
Dramatic
It's not ironic
16
A character who changes throughout the story is defined as:
Dynamic
Foil
Flat
Static

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