reference to well-known person, event, place, or literature

Indirect Characterization

shows "things" that reveal the personality of the character.

Writer's attitude toward subject/audience

scene in story that interrupts seq. of events to relate past

form of language specific to region or social group

A foil is a character who

emphasizes traits of main char. / sidekick.

feeling of anxious uncertainty about outcome of events

struggle between opposing forces.

Direct Characterization

tells the audience what the personality of the character is.

is easily recognizable because of stereotype.

pushes the action of the story forward.

has many traits both good and bad.

perspective/vantage pt. from which story is told

creates conflict for the protagonist.

undergoes an important change in personality in the story

struggle that takes place in the mind of a character.

remains the same throughout the story.

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Allusion
anything that stands for or represents something else
reference to well-known person, event, place, or literature
writer's attitude toward subject
a form of language that is specific to a particular region
2
Setting is
struggle between opposing forces
reversal of expectations
sequence of events
time and place of the action
3
Irony is
struggle between opposing forces.
the reversal of expectations.
sequence of events in a story.
time and place of the action.
4
There can only be one rising action event....
TRUE
FALSE
5
The exposition introduces the setting, characters, basic situation
TRUE
False
6
Indirect Characterization
a character that remains the same throughout the story.
tells the audience what the personality of the character is.
shows "things" that reveal the personality of the character.
7
Tone
atmosphere, feeling created in reader by literary work
turning point in the mind of the main character
Writer's attitude toward subject/audience
reference to well-known person, event, place, literary work
8
Flashback
a form of language specific to region or social group
writer's attitude toward subject
reference to well-known person, event, place, or literature
scene in story that interrupts seq. of events to relate past
9
Dialect
anything that stands for/represents something else
writer tells the audience what the personality of main char.
form of language specific to region or social group
writer's attitude toward audience/subject
10
Person/animal that takes part in the action of a literary work
characters
foreshadow
plot
point of view
11
A foil is a character who
pushes the action forward.
emphasizes traits of main char. / sidekick.
has many traits both good and bad.
creates conflict for the protagonist.
12
Anything that stands for or represents something else
Symbol
Tone
Flashback
Allusion
13
Suspense is
sequence of events in a story
feeling of anxious uncertainty about outcome of events
a struggle between opposing forces
reversal of expectations
14
The climax of the story involves the turning point in the mind of the
main character.
foil.
flat character.
characters.
15
Resolution
turning point in the mind of the main character
introduces the setting and characters
story's conclusion: denouement
conflict decreases
16
Person/animal that takes part in the action of a literary work
foreshadow
point of view
characters
plot
17
External conflict is
sequence of events.
struggle between opposing forces.
central message/lesson learned.
author's use of clues to hint at what might happen later.
18
There are five different methods for indirect characterization.
TRUE
FALSE
19
Direct Characterization
shows the audience what the personality of the character is.
tells the audience what the personality of the character is.
20
Atmosphere, feeling created in the reader by a literary work/passage
Allusion
Mood
Flashback
Tone
21
A stock character
is easily recognizable because of stereotype.
has many traits both good and bad.
pushes the action forward.
22
The protagonist...
creates conflict for the main character.
pushes the action of the story forward.
does NOT have many traits.
is a sidekick.
23
A round character
does NOT have many traits.
has many traits both good and bad.
is easily recognizable because of stereotype.
pushes the action forward.
24
The rising action introduces conflict in the plot...
TRUE
FALSE
25
Point of view
feeling of anxious uncertainty
struggle between opposing forces
struggle in the mind of main character
perspective/vantage pt. from which story is told
26
The antagonist....
creates conflict for the protagonist.
is easily recognizable because of stereotype.
has many traits both good and bad.
27
A flat character...
pushes the action forward.
does NOT have many traits.
is easily recognizable because of stereotype.
emphasizes traits of main char./sidekick.
28
A dynamic character
remains the same throughout the story
is a sidekick
is always the main character.
undergoes an important change in personality in the story
29
Internal conflict is
author's use of clues to hint at what might happen later.
the sequence of events in a story.
feeling of anxious uncertainty.
struggle that takes place in the mind of a character.
30
A static character
remains the same throughout the story.
undergoes an important change in their personality.
31
Central message/lesson learned in a literary work is the
theme
internal conflict
point of view
plot
32
Plot is
reversal of expectations.
central message/lesson learned.
struggle between opposing forces.
sequence of events in a story.
33
Events that lead to the conclusion: conflict decreases
rising action
falling action
resolution
exposition
34
Author's use of clues to hint at what might happen later in a story is
suspense
plot
internal conflict
foreshowing.

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