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10th Grade
English 10 - S1 Exam - Technical Terms
Term | Definition |
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plot | a story is a series of related events moving from a problem to a solution |
exposition | when a plot begins and presents the characters and the situation |
conflict | the source of tension in the story, struggle between opposing forces |
resolution | shows how the problems worked out, the story winds down as the conflict is resolved or the struggle ends in some way |
complications | events that stand in the way of resolving the conflict |
suspense | the quality of the story that keeps you reading to find out what happens |
foreshadowing | refers to the use of hints about what is going to happen |
internal conflict | takes place within a character, as he or she struggles with two opposing thoughts, feelings, beliefs, or needs |
external conflict | one that occurs between two or more characters or between a character and a natural force |
direct characterization | directly telling you about the character's personality |
third person omniscient point of view | the events are told form the perspective of an outside observer who knows all and sees all |
setting | the time and place of the story's action |
local color | refers to the use of details about the customs and the way of life in a specific place |
atmosphere | the mood or the overall feeling established by a story |
allegory | a story intended to be read on a symbolic level |
symbol | a object or character that represents various ideas or qualities |
tone | the attitude implied toward the characters, situation, and readers |
theme | a stories general idea or the insight into life that is revealed through the story |
dramatic irony | occurs when a character fails to recognize realities that are clear to the audience |
aside | a brief comment a character makes that is not heard by anyone else onstage and that reveals the characters thoughts of feelings |
soliloquy | a speech made by a character alone onstage |
monologue | a very long speech by one person without interruption from others onstage |
tragedy | a dramatic form, which first defined in about 330 B.C. by the Greek philosopher Aristotle |
classification | an arrangement according to a systematic division into classes or groups |
observation | the act of carefully noting facts and events |
inference | a reasonable conclusion that you can draw based on evidence |
verisimilitude | when the novelist creates characters who, although fictional, feel like real-life human beings |
climax | when the conflict develops towards a pitch and reaches its highest point |