2019-20 Bib Lit Unit 3 Fall - HIGGINS

character, motif or plotline is “set off” by being juxtaposed to a similar parallel example

anything having to do with place or location or what we visualize as we read a story.

exaggeration for the sake of effect.

the reader knows something of which the characters in the story are ignorant.

a recurring element that has a symbolic significance and contributes to the development of theme.

a lengthy hero story that is more than a personal story, but a story of national destiny

the storyteller uses dialogue, narration of action, use of foils, to communicate characters

the final outcome of the story where the plot is drawn together and explained.

a conscious pattern of repeated material in a literary work.

a character or force in a story that stands opposed to the protagonist.

a general category of characters often found in literature.

Most of what a storyteller sets out to say about life is conveyed through setting.

events after the climax of a story that wrap up the plot and lead to resolution.

portrayal of a deity in human form. Attributing human characteristics to God.

something in a story that sets up anticipation of a later event.

the actions or events that make up a story.

Which of the following is not an aspect of setting?

the explanatory material in the opening unit of a story.

a story built around an exceptional calamity that stems from the main character’s bad choice

comparison of two things using “like” or “as”.

a related series of incidents that build toward the point of greatest interest.

Settings take on symbolic overtones and meanings.

the central character in a narrative- the one from whose perspective we experience the story

something nonhuman is treated as though it were a person.

Settings give context for action and character.

a situation in which the virtue of a character is rewarded and vice is punished.

A work of literature that recounts a series of events.

a detail in a text that has a literal meaning as well as one or more other meanings.

sets the story’s action into motion.

comparison that asserts that one is the other rather than simply like the other.

plot conflict reaches its highest point and reader’s investment is at its greatest intensity.

Settings are the chief means by which the narrative world comes alive in our imagination.

story built around a character who is either wholly or largely ideal in behavior and character.

U-shaped story in which events first descend into tragedy and then rise to a happy ending.

a standard formula that identifies the difference between expository and literary writing.

an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience, generally conveyed through word choice

the techniques by which a storyteller portrays a character in a story.