the message the author wants to tell the reader

STEAL for Indirect Characterization means:

Speech, Thoughts, Effect, Actions, Looks

Which of the following are types of external conflict?

person vs person, person vs society

Same in the beginning and end,doesn't learn from experiences

Changes, comes to a major realization

What is an Antagonist

The character that opposes the main character

What are the main types of conflict in a story?

Person vs. person, self, nature, and society

Indirect characterization is when...

The author reveals a character with actions or thoughts

What is a protagonist?

The leading character in the story

Define a round character.

A character that is emotionally built in a story

What does a Character Foil do?

shows contrasts to the protagonist

Direct characterization is when...

the narrator tells you what the character is like directly

one-dimensional, has only a few, easily defined traits

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Introduction to the Short Story

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1
Flat Character
the main character, the one you "root" for
usually a minor character
the character/thing in conflict with the main character
an evil or bad character
2
The following image uses what literary technique:
Setting
Irony
Flashback
Foreshadowing
3
When the narrator is part of the story
3rd person limited
1st person perspective
1st person omnicient
3rd person omnicient
4
What is theme?
the problem in the story
the message the author wants to tell the reader
the conflict in the story
the solution in the story
5
"Betrayal" can be a
Neither A nor B
Both A and B
Topic
Theme
6
STEAL for Indirect Characterization means:
Speech, Tangents, Affect, Ears, Looks
Speech, Thoughts, Effect, Actions, Looks
Stowaways, Thoughts, Effect, Administrators, Lions.
Sparklers, Twisters, Evolution, Actions, Limos.
7
At what point in the plot line is the arrow pointing?
Rising Action
Exposition
Resolution
Climax
8
"Courage" is a theme of Hunger Games.
True
It depends.
False
9
Which of the following are types of external conflict?
person vs person
person vs his conscience
person vs society
person vs self
10
What type of character is represented below?
Protagonist
Flat Character
Antagonist
Static Character
11
"Oh, but he was a mean old man at the grindstone! A squeezing, wrenching... greedy old sinner!"
Direct Characterization
Both
Neither
Indirect Characterization
12
A Static Character
Same in the beginning and end,doesn't learn from experiences
Character that remains in one place the entire novel
Learns from experiences, journey changes the character
Shows growth and change over the course of a novel
13
Dynamic Character
Multi-faceted, capable of choosing right or wrong
Character who does not change and remains stead throughout.
Changes, comes to a major realization
One-dimensional, has only a few, easily defined traits
14
An interruption in plot in which the story shifts back to an earlier time period.
Foreshadowing
Structure
Flashback
Time shift
15
The beginning of a fictional story is called the
Exposition
Climax
Resolution
Introduction
16
What is an Antagonist
The character that opposes the main character
The person that is has just 1 trait
The leading character in a story
The mean character in the story
17
In the novels of Harry Potter, Voldemort represents the
Conflict
Protagonist
Antagonist
Main Character
18
At what point in the plot line is the arrow pointing?
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
Exposition
19
The end of the story during which all loose ends are tied.
Conclusion
Resolution
The Ending
Falling Action
20
What are the main types of conflict in a story?
Person vs. person, self, nature, and society
Person vs. nature, society, character, disorder/disease
Person vs. self, character, city, and disorder/disease
Person vs. self,nature, character, and city
21
Which IS a method of characterization?
How Fast You Can Run
Favorite Ice Cream Flavor
Actions
Personality
22
Indirect characterization is when...
The author reveals a character with actions or thoughts
The connects between character
The characters act in any way
The author tells you how a character is feeling
23
What is a protagonist?
The person who represents the good / positive side in a story
The person who opposes the main charcter
The leading character in the story
The person who does not change in a story
24
The climax of a story represents
The highest point of action
Both
The turning point
Neither
25
Which point of view?
3rd person limited
1st person
2nd person
3rd person omnicient
26
Define a round character.
The fattest character in the story
A character that is emotionally built in a story
The protagonist
A dynamic character
27
What does a Character Foil do?
changes the protagonist
shows contrasts to the protagonist
goes against the protagonist
makes the protagonist shiny
28
Direct characterization is when...
the narrator tells you what the character is like directly
the narrator does not give you enough information
the narrator doesn't know anything about the character
the narrator makes you guess about the character
29
What literary element is depicted in the following photo?
Setting
Tone
Plot
Theme
30
A Flat Character
changes, comes to a major realization
experiences multiple emotions, capable of choosing right or wrong
a character type, like "the nerd"
one-dimensional, has only a few, easily defined traits
31
Overly protective parents are a theme of Finding Nemo.
It depends.
False
True

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