Exam Definitions

POV: narrator is a character in the story

A character whose qualities contrast with another character's

The character or situation the protagonist must overcome

when non-human things actually have human characteristics

A character who is notable for one specific personality trait or characteristic

A character with little effect on the plot and generally just listens to the protagonist's feelings and thoughts

The grammatical order of words in a sentence or line

The deliberate selection of word choice in a literary work

The resolution of the plot

An indirect reference to a person, place, ot thing of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance

Central characters who are vital to the plot development or conflict resolution

when non-animals have animal characteristics

A moment of heightened uncertainty or tension in a story

A character who changes over the course of the story

A comparison of two concepts based on their relationships to other concepts

A character with a complex personality

A statement that seems contradictory but makes sense

The action that moves the plot toward the resolution

A comparison without "like," "as," or "resembles"

a moment of realization or awareness

The organized sequence of events in a story

Characters who aid in moving the plot forward

Using a word or thing to represent something else in a text

A method of writing that narrates wat is happening as if capturing the flow of one's thoughts

When the subject of the sentence performs the action

POV: narrator knows one or two character's thoughts, but not all

When the opposite of what is expected happens

When the audience knows something that the characters in a piece do not

giving non-human things human characteristics for imagery purposes

An interruption in the timeline to present or describe an earlier event

An exaggeration

man v. self

man v. man

Specific phrases or words used by people in a particular profession

Using two contradictory words next to one another

when the speaker or narrator explicitly tells the reader about characters

Hints to what will happen in the story

man v. society

A character who does not change over the course of the story

The form of written language that has metrical and rhythmic structure

The feeling that a piece of writing creates within the reader

A recurring symbol that contributes to a work's theme

A stereotypical character

The voice or speaker of the story

The dictionary definition of a word

The intensification of the conflict

man v. environment

Theme: true friends will love you no matter what

Time and place in which the work takes place

The central character of the story who must resolve the conflict

A struggle between opposing forces

The set of crises that lead up to the climax of the plot

The form of written language that lacks metrical or rhythmic structure

man v. technology

Language used by a particular group of people based on class, area, or district

The implied attitude of a writer toward the subject and characters of his/her work

Theme: the importance of friendship

A saying specific in a specific culture that has a meaning very different from the literal meaning

Language that appeals to the five senses and paints a picture in the reader's mind

POV: narrator knows everything about everyone

The first stage of the plot where necessary background is given

An minimization of significance

When the subject of the sentence is being acted upon

The associations called up by a word that go beyond the literal meaning

The turning point of the plot or moment of greatest tension

Theme: how friendship can change people for the better

when the reader has to infer things about the characters

The individual style in which an author writes his/her works that can also be attributed to a narrator

A polite, vague expression used to replace somethign harsh

A play on words

A comparison with "like," "as," or "resembles"

When a word/phrase is used to represent or refer to something it is conceptually related to

Saying the opposite of what is actually meant

The character with positive characteristics who usually saves the day

The use of informal words in a piece of writing

When a part is used to refer to the whole or vice versa