describes the tension or struggle between 2 opposing forces in a work of literature

a person’s struggle within him or herself

a person struggling with an outside force

direct characterization

the author tells us exactly what to think or know about the character

indirect characterization

the author gives clues about the character through their speech, dress, actions, thoughts, and what other characters say about them.

the leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel or other fictional text:

a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary

a character who serves to highlight the main character by having opposite traits; they point out the strengths or weaknesses of the protagonist and are often called a sidekick

a fully developed character with main traits

an underdeveloped character with

a character who grows and changes throughout the story

a character who does not change in the story

compares 2 essentially unlike things using the words like or as

compares two physically different things without using like or as

the perspective from which a narrative is told. It can also refer to the bias of the person or thing through whose eyes the reader experiences the action.

first person point of view

can be easily recognized because the narrator uses first person pronouns such as “I, me, my, we, us,” and “our”

third person point of view

indicated by the use of third person pronouns such as “he, she, they, them” It can have different types of narrators.

The narrator knows what all the characters are thinking and relates those thoughts to the reader.

The narrator knows what only some (usually 1 or 2) characters are thinking and relates those thoughts to the reader.

The narrator relates only what the characters do and say and does not reveal the thoughts of any of the characters.

two or more independent clauses

one independent clause + one or more dependent clauses

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vocab words

Question	Answer
conflict	describes the tension or struggle between 2 opposing forces in a work of literature
internal conflict	a person’s struggle within him or herself
external conflict	a person struggling with an outside force
direct characterization	the author tells us exactly what to think or know about the character
indirect characterization	the author gives clues about the character through their speech, dress, actions, thoughts, and what other characters say about them.
protagonist	the leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel or other fictional text:
antagonist	a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary
foil	a character who serves to highlight the main character by having opposite traits; they point out the strengths or weaknesses of the protagonist and are often called a sidekick
round character	a fully developed character with main traits
flat character	an underdeveloped character with
dynamic character	a character who grows and changes throughout the story
static character	a character who does not change in the story
simile	compares 2 essentially unlike things using the words like or as
metaphor	compares two physically different things without using like or as
point of view	the perspective from which a narrative is told. It can also refer to the bias of the person or thing through whose eyes the reader experiences the action.
first person point of view	can be easily recognized because the narrator uses first person pronouns such as “I, me, my, we, us,” and “our”
third person point of view	indicated by the use of third person pronouns such as “he, she, they, them” It can have different types of narrators.
omniscient narrator	The narrator knows what all the characters are thinking and relates those thoughts to the reader.
limited narrator	The narrator knows what only some (usually 1 or 2) characters are thinking and relates those thoughts to the reader.
objective narrator	The narrator relates only what the characters do and say and does not reveal the thoughts of any of the characters.
simple sentence	one independent clause
compound sentence	two or more independent clauses
complex sentence	one independent clause + one or more dependent clauses

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