What is the function of a character?

to drive the plot, themes, and reveal values and beliefs,

What is physical characterization?

Is the description of a character's appearance and body language

How does the role of structure change when they are used in poetry?

Shapes the meaning and impact of a poem through various literary devices

What is the function of a narrator?

to convey the story to the audience through their voice and perspective

How can multiple perspectives reveal a number of elements about a character, narrator, or author?

Allows the reader to see events through different interpretations and bias

How does a narrator's tone, diction, and revealed information all influence the reader's experience?

Allows readers to make interpretations of concepts and ideas associated

What is a stream of consciouness?

A narrative style that tries to capture a character's thought process

What is psychological characterization?

focuses on understanding a character's mental processes,thoughts, behaviors

What is the function of a setting?

To provide context to develop characters, themes, and atmospheres

How does the role of literary device change when they are used in poetry?

More prominent role in shaping the overall aesthetic and emotional impact

What is the function of word choice, imagery, and symbols

create a deeper meaning and emotional impact through select words and ideas

What is the function of a plot structure?

To organize the story while building tension and developing characters

How does the role of a character change when they are used in poetry?

becomes more symbolic to evoke emotions, themes, or ideas

What is emotional characterization?

Explores and reveals a character's feelings, emotions, and inner thoughts

How does the reliability of a narrator affect a story?

affects trust in the information presented, thus influencing interpretation

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What is the function of a character?
to exist to move the story along
to drive the plot, themes, and reveal values and beliefs,
to describe the world of a story
to foil characters
2
What is physical characterization?
shows the way a character behaves
Is the description of a character's appearance and body language
The process of measuring and analyzing
How people perceive a character's emotions
3
How does the role of structure change when they are used in poetry?
emphasizes interpretation
organizes information
Shifts the ton and subject
Shapes the meaning and impact of a poem through various literary devices
4
What is the use of symbols in literature?
makes for abstract ideas to be more emphasized
used to confuse readers
Adds nothing
adds depth and layers
5
What is the function of a narrator?
to always be trustworthy and tell the truth
to convey the story to the audience through their voice and perspective
to become a real character in the book
to tell the reader absolutely everything going on
6
How can multiple perspectives reveal a number of elements about a character, narrator, or author?
Don't provide anything new just cause confusion
Focuses on different plot events
Shows the same events in the same way
Allows the reader to see events through different interpretations and bias
7
How does a narrator's tone, diction, and revealed information all influence the reader's experience?
They have no effect
Allows readers to make interpretations of concepts and ideas associated
Only affects the plot progression
Only matter when told in first person
8
What is a stream of consciouness?
When a character narrates without interruption
A narrative style that tries to capture a character's thought process
Is a way of describing events in chronological order
Is used to tell the plot directly to the reader
9
What is psychological characterization?
Is about a character's past experiences
focuses on understanding a character's mental processes,thoughts, behaviors
Is how a character reacts to events
refers to a character's emotional outbursts
10
What is the function of a setting?
To switch it up so the book doesn't get boring
To provide context to develop characters, themes, and atmospheres
to control the plot and make decisions for the characters
to determine the personality of the protagonist
11
How does the role of literary device change when they are used in poetry?
Increase in imagery
Greater emphasis on conciseness
More prominent role in shaping the overall aesthetic and emotional impact
They don't change
12
What is the function of word choice, imagery, and symbols
create a deeper meaning and emotional impact through select words and ideas
used to make the story longer
used to describe the physical world
utilized by authors to make the story less boring
13
What is the function of a plot structure?
To create a beginning and an end
To organize the story while building tension and developing characters
To add a random sequence of events
To make sure every story has the same format
14
How does the role of a character change when they are used in poetry?
becomes calmer and less relevant
stays the same
they are more abstract and drive a narrative
becomes more symbolic to evoke emotions, themes, or ideas
15
What is emotional characterization?
Explores and reveals a character's feelings, emotions, and inner thoughts
Is what the reader feels about the characters
Is the actions a character takes throughout the story
How a character looks in a specific scene
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How does the reliability of a narrator affect a story?
only matters in nonfiction
affects trust in the information presented, thus influencing interpretation
unreliable narrators make it easier to understand
reveals everything to the reader from the beginning

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