AD English Fall Exam Study Guide

sci-fiction deals with aliens, supernatural, or life on other worlds

tell tale heart key literary elements

the point of the story, the lesson learned, central message/insight into life

single words or phrases that relate to the story

the author clearly states the physical and emotional traits of a character

the event that occurs which puts the story into motion, starts the rising action

when everything is resolved at the end of the play or story

when the writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story

Which has theme: being arrongant will lead to bad things

sequence of events in story are told in the same order that they happened

usually go through a change and become more complex, make a major life transition, have a coming-of-age experience

how you feel while/after reading the story

an interruption in chronological sequence when the writer goes backwards in time to a previous event

an imangined place or state of things in which everything is perfect

sci-fiction is set in modern society

Which has setting: old man's house at midnight, psycotic, paranoid, murder,not stable, insane, direct & static character

man vs self

Sci -fiction makes predictions about life in the future

this character doesn't change much throughout the story or novel, there is no personality change

the plot begins to thicken, leading towards the main point of action

Which setting late 1800s(Paris, Fr),self-entitled, envious, needy, and over dramatic, direct & stati characterization

man vs character, man vs nature, man vs society, man vs technology, man vs fate, man vs supernatural

when something happens that a character did not expect but that the audience

The Most Dangerous Game key literay elements

The sequence of events in a story

The Necklace key literary terms

a brief reference to some person, historical event, work of art, or Biblical or mythological situation or character

which has theme: don't hurt people, some people are smarter than you realize

the turning point of the action in the plot of a play and the point of greatest action in the work

Which setting catacombs, Rome, It. carnival season, egotistical, hatred, selfish, arrogant, direct and static characters

author's distinct use of language (writing style)

absolute control by the state or a governing branch of a highly centralized

to instill objects with a certain meaning that is different from their original meaning or function

When the opposite of what the reader and characters expect happens. This creates a twist at the end of a story.

the thought or desires that drve a character to actively pursue a want or need

broad genre of fiction dealing with imaginative content such as futuristic settings, scien and technology, space travel

which is an example of sci-fiction

The Cask of Amontillado key literary elements

Which has setting Carribean Sea to Rio, smart, keen strategic, indirect and static characterization

used by the author, the emotion of anticipation and excitement regarding the outcome or climax

Pick all that are speculative fiction

which are all sci-fiction novels

which has theme: never take what you have for granted

which of these is an example of sci-fiction

lack of knowldege or information, unaware

a society in a repressive and controlled state, an imaginary society that is as dehumanizing and unpleasant as possible

detached person is telling the story--not one of the characters

Important background information is given

tells when and where the plot occurs

act or process of resisting authority or control

sci-fiction does not comment on important issues in society

practice of offically examing books, movies, etc. and suppressing unacceptable parts or the whole

point of view(who is tellin a story) where the story is narrated by one character at a time

sci-fiction deals with fairytales and magic

the reader can conclude the charater's traits based off of behavior and other hints given by the author

sci-fiction is based on scientific principles and technology

which has theme: guilt is your only downfall

character who drives the action

when a character says something that is the opposite of what is expected. Sarcasm can be an example

a point of view where the narrator knows all the thoughts, action and feelings of all characters

mood the author is conveying

author's word choice

this is when the events and complications begin to resolve themselves and tension is released