FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE (Lit Elements & "The Pearl)

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between 2 things using the words “like” or “as”.

A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration.

First part of the plot which presents main characters and their conflicts.

A piece of writing that's been copied from someone else & is presented as being your own work.

What is the IRONY in the trackers mistaking Coyotito's cry?

The point of the story with the greatest tension or emotional intensity in a plot.

The narrator is a character in the story; uses a POV using pronouns such as… (I, me, my).

A struggle between 2 opposing forces or characters in a short story, novel, play or poem.

The state of feeling that the reader gets from a piece of work; a story’s atmosphere.

A passage or expression that is directly quoted or cited.

Expression that conveys a reality different from & usually OPPOSITE to what is EXPECTED.

The narrator, who plays no part in story, zooms in on the thoughts & feelings of one character.

Words/phrases that create pictures or images in reader's mind & appeals to 1+ of the senses.

The main character in fiction or drama.

To tell how things are alike and different.

In the DENOUEMENT, how does Coyotito die?

A character that is highly developed, finished, or refined state.

Prose writing that deals with real people, things, events, and places.

What CONFLICT does the story begin with that involves Coyotito?

A character showing little, if any change.

Character pitted against the protagonist.

Writing/speech creates comparisons between unlike things -EX:metaphor, simile & personification

To make a blueprint of, draw up an outline, or sketch for something; the 1^st copy of an essay.

The time and place in which the events in a short story, novel, play or narrative poem occur.

Any writing that relates imagined characters & occurrences rather than recounting real ones.

To examine carefully; study closely.

The part of a story's plot line in which the problem of the story is worked out.

A comparison between 2 things using words such as like, as, than, resemble

Writing that reveals attitudes & beliefs of the author; attitude author takes toward a subject.

The sequence of events or actions in a short story, novel, play, or narrative poem.

A word or passage that connects a topic to one that follows.

A literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people.

The pattern of rhyme in a poem; when the rhyme is at the end of sentence in the same stanza.

A figure of speech in which something non-human is given human qualities.

The narrator plays no part in the story, but tells what ALL characters are thinking & feeling.

Re-wording for the purpose of clarification.

What is the EXPOSITION of "The Pearl"

What readers "think the work is about"; its thematic statement.

The portion of the plot that follows the climax and that leads to the resolution.

The action leading to the climax and the simultaneous increase of tension in the plot.

What type of CONFLICT is it when the doctor treats Coyotito's scorpion wound with white powder?

Testimony that is presented word for word.

Works of fiction expressed on single ideas and can be read in one sitting.

What is the final RESOLUTION at the end of the novel?

To make a statement that can be argued, however, will be backed up with evidence.

The reasons, either stated or implied, for a character's behavior.

When author reveals personality of character through speech, thoughts, actions & appearance.

Person, place, thing, or event that represents something beyond itself.

Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience; an educated guess.

A shortened version of the text containing the main points or events.

The inner struggles of a single character.

Scene that interrupts present action of plot to show events that happened at an earlier time.

The uncertainty of anxiety we feel about what is going to happen next in a story.

Quotations, summaries, or paraphrases from text passages to support a position.

The vantage point from which a writer tells a story.

Crediting a source within the paper.

The writer reveals the personality of a character.