What is a protagonist?

the main character in the story

What is an antagonist?

the person who opposes the main character

Choose the appropriate answer that defines "Conflict"

a struggle between opposing characters

Contrast between what happens and what is expected to happen

character has a problem with an element in the story

the contrast between what is said and what is meant

Protagonist who chooses the HEROIC response...

What characters thinks to be true and what the reader knows

One character has a problem with another character.

Expresses authors attitude toward his subject

Central idea of a literary work- the universal truth

Place, time, weather, social condition of piece of writing.

Part of the story occurs after climax

A method of building suspense, provide hints or clues

Opposite words placed close together for contrast

Epiphany!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :

A moment of significant realization!!!!!!!

occurs when destiny controls man's fate

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Literary Devices

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Personification
The lead character of the story
An object that represents something else
the structure of the story
When something nonhuman is given human characteristics
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Symbolism is
Something that represents a character.
Something that represents something else
Something that represents your family
Something that represents animals
3
What is a protagonist?
a character who undergoes no changes in the story.
Patrick Maloney
The supporting character
the main character in the story
4
What is an antagonist?
the character who contrasts the others.
a character who is fictional
the person who opposes the main character
Mary Maloney
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Choose the appropriate answer that defines "Conflict"
a very short story that is told
The middle of the story
the highest point of action in the story
a struggle between opposing characters
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Situational Irony
Contrast between what happens and what is expected to happen
When the reader knows something the character doesn't
Is the sarcastic comments in a story
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Plot...
Highest point of action.
The structure of a story.
Occurs after the climax
Place, time, weather, or social conditions in a story
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Who is the antagonist?
Patrick Maloney
Mary Maloney
Jack Noonan
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1st Person Limited:
Is the All Knowing
Uses "He, She,They"
Uses "There,Their, They're"
Uses "I"
10
Man vs. Society...
character has a battle with an uncontrollable problem.
character has a problem with some natural happening
character has trouble deciding what to do in a situation.
character has a problem with an element in the story
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Verbal Irony
the contrast between what is said and what is meant
What character knows and what the readers know to be true
contrast between what happens and what is expected to happen
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A Hero is...
Protagonist who chooses the HEROIC response...
A word or group of words in literary work.
perspective of the speaker in literary work.
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Dramatic Irony
When the character has a problem with another character
What characters thinks to be true and what the reader knows
Is the antagonist of the story
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Who is the protagonist in Lamb to the Slaughter?
Patrick Maloney
Mary Maloney
Jack Noonan
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Man vs. Man:
A character has a problem with something natural happening.
A character has a problem with some element of society.
One character has a problem with another character.
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Define Tone:
An authors unique way of writing
Expresses authors attitude toward his subject
Atmosphere or feeling created by literary work
Feeling of anxiety and uncertainty experienced by a reader.
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Theme:
a story where protagonist dies or has unhappy ending
Central idea of a literary work- the universal truth
Contrast between what is said and what is meant.
The perspective of the speaker
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Setting:
The main character of the story.
A person, place or thing.
A style of writing.
Place, time, weather, social condition of piece of writing.
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Define Climax
Highest point of action
The vocabulary used by the author
Series of events after the climax
method of building suspense
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Resolution:
Part of the story occurs after climax
Events that lead to the climax
Background Information on the character
a figure of speech
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Foreshadowing:
Opposite words placed close together
Background information about the character
A style of writing
A method of building suspense, provide hints or clues
22
Oxymoron
A contradiction which tells truth
Humorous imitation of a serious work.
Opposite words placed close together for contrast
A moment of realization experience by the character
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Epiphany!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :
A figure of speech!!!!
The feeling of anxiety!!!!
A moment of significant realization!!!!!!!
The perspective of an author!!!!
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Cosmic Irony
Is the lead character of the story
The plot
occurs when destiny controls man's fate
The events that take place after the story
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3rd person omniscient
The all knowing narrator
Story is told in perspective of one character
The central idea of a literary work
The authors attitude towards her subject

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