Midterm Review--9th grade

which of the following is NOT the 3 uses of dialogue...

description that appeals to the senses

The emotional atmosphere within the literature

a struggle between opposing needs, desires, or emotions within a single character

the main source of conflict for the protagonist

pov in which an all-knowing narrator is privy to the thoughts & actions of all characters.

a narrative device that hints at coming events

to detail the most important parts of the original story

the author directly states a character's traits

the generally accepted importance of a work representing a given culture

a word that means the same as another word

a device in literature where an object represents an idea

a reference to another piece of literature, Bible, history, etc.

a word that means the opposite of another word

language that cannot be taken literally

the point in the story that first grabs the reader's interest

the point in the story that builds the tension and anxiety

the attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character

a struggle between a character and an outside force

events leading up to the climax

The outside force telling the story

sequence of events in a story

the main character that typically faces the conflict in the story

interrupts the normal chronological sequence of events to recall what happened previously

a story

a detailed examination of the elements or structure of something

an outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected

a character who does not change or evolve in the course of a story

author's primary reason for writing

central idea or the lesson throughout the piece of literature

a work in which characters, objects, or actions represent something larger (extended metaphor)

background information presented in a literary work

the context in time and place in which the action of a story occurs

the author's choices regarding language, sentence structure, voice, & tone

a method an author uses to let readers know more about the characters and their personal traits

most exciting moment of the story; turning point

to distinguish between two items

central idea or lesson within the story

a character who embodies a single quality...not fully developed

a conclusion reached on reasoning

end of the story where loose ends are tied up

a tool used by the author to enliven and provide voice to the text

a figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant

a character who evolves or changes in the course of a work

all the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests

traits that mark a work as imaginative or narrative discourse

using a variety of sentence types for effect