What is Characterization?

The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.

Where and When the Story takes place

What would be a good theme for the story about Milo cheating?

Take responsibility for your actions.

When the main problem is resolved in a story

What is personification?

a literary device giving human qualities to non-human objects

Conversation between characters.

Indirect Characterization

requires the reader to make inferences based on author's character clues.

The rising action is ?

The start of all the suspense and conflict ?

The falling action is ?

the event that tie up loose ends before the ending

Which is a hyperbole?

This brick is a million pounds!!!

the highest, most exciting part of the story

What is 1st person POV ?

A character that tells his/her own thoughts/actions

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1
What is a metaphor
Exaggerated statements
comparison that does not use like or as
comparison that uses like or as
Giving an object human characteristics
2
What is plot?
When and where the story takes place.
The way the story makes you feel.
The people in the story.
The sequence of events in a story.
3
What would be a good theme for a story about learning to ride a bike?
Practice makes perfect
Bikes have two wheels.
Balance is key.
Don't get hurt.
4
Which of the following INDIRECTLY characterizes a responsible person?
Always raises her hand
Makes a to-do list
Is smart
Is told by the teacher she is responsible
5
What is a simile?
Comparing two things using like or as
A stanza of a poem.
An expression of how something smells.
Comparing ice cream to cookies
6
What does this dialogue indirectly reveal about Milo, "Didn't your parents teach you right from wrong?"
He made a bad decision
Someone is mad at him
He has parents
He did something good.
7
What is Characterization?
A sentence with more than one subject or predicate.
The quarterback of the Jacksonville Jaguars
The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.
A set of words that is complete in itself
8
What is setting?
The Characters in a Story
The Problem of a Story
The Beginning of a Story
Where and When the Story takes place
9
Which of these would be written from a FIRST PERSON POV?
Biography
Autobiography
10
What would be a good theme for the story about Milo cheating?
Take responsibility for your actions.
Sit next to someone smart.
Tests are hard.
You should have studied.
11
The resolution is:
When the main problem is resolved in a story
the theme of a story
At the beginning of a story
the most intense moment in the story
12
Narrative writing...
tells a story
is dramatic
talks about someone famous
gives information
13
What is personification?
a literary device that compares two things using "like" or "as"
a literary device that makes the sound it says
a literary device that exaggerates for effect
a literary device giving human qualities to non-human objects
14
A plane crashes on a deserted island and the people must survive. What type of conflict is this?
character vs. society
character vs. charcater
character vs. self
character vs. nature
15
Milo didn't study for his test and tries to decide whether to cheat. What type of conflict is this?
character vs nature
character vs society
character vs character
character vs. self
16
A hyperbole is
A group of words or phrases that don't mean what they actually mean
Metaphor
Compring 2 things using like or as
An extreme exaggeration
17
Dialogue is...
Conversation between characters.
the language of a person or character
the way how a character speaks
18
Select the external character trait.
short
rude
helpful
kind
19
Indirect Characterization
requires the reader to note observable characteristics.
requires the reader to make inferences based on author's character clues.
requires the reader to focus.
is not as important as direct characterization.
20
What is an example of an internal character trait?
pretty
friendly
grumpy
short
21
The rising action is ?
The ending
The events that tie up loose ends before the ending
The start of all the suspense and conflict ?
The highest, most exciting part of the story
22
Identify the POV of the following excerpt:
2nd Person
3rd Person
1st Person
23
What element of plot introduces the characters?
Climax
None of the above
Exposition
Falling action
24
Allison and Amanda fight over Halloween candy. What type of conflict is this?
character vs character
character vs self
character vs society
character vs nature
25
The falling action is ?
The start of all the suspense .
The highest , most exciting part of the story
The ending
the event that tie up loose ends before the ending
26
Which is a hyperbole?
This brick is a million pounds!!!
Oww! my head
The wind howled.
She is as beautiful as a swan.
27
Where is the theme typically found?
resolution
rising action
climax
falling action
28
The climax is ?
the start of all the suspense
the highest, most exciting part of the story
The ending
the events that tie up loose ends before the ending
29
What is 1st person POV ?
Narrator has limited knowledge & can describe all characters
The narrator speaks directly to you
The narrator uses pronouns like... you, and your
A character that tells his/her own thoughts/actions
30
Is this a simile or metaphor?
Metaphor
Simile
31
What are the two types of Characterization?
Direct and uncertain
direct and indirect
indirect and fact
to and fro
32
Which is an example of personification?
time flies
time passes quickly
time flies like a bird
time is a vacuum
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Is this a simile or a metaphor?
Simile
Metaphor

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