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English 310 Exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a character of force in conflict with the main character, or protagonist | Antagonist |
| a person or animal who takes part in the action of literary work | Character |
| a character that develops and grows throughout the course of the story | Dynamic Character |
| a character that doesnt change throughout the story | Static Character |
| a character that shows many different virtues | Round Character |
| a character that shows only one virtue | Flat Character |
| the act of creating a character | Characterization |
| directly states the character's traits | Direct Characterization |
| tells the reader what the character looks like, how they act, and the reader has to figure out the traits | Indirect Characterization |
| sequence of events throughout the book | Plot |
| introduces the setting, characters, and the situation | Exposition |
| the highest and most intense part of the story | Climax |
| struggle between opposing forces | Conflict |
| to show or indicate beforehand | Foreshadowing |
| the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literary meaning | Irony |
| the atmosphere; the feeling created in the reader | Mood |
| person who tells the story | Narrator |
| an opinion | Point of View |
| main character | Protagonist |
| the time and place of the action | Setting |
| anything that stands foe or represents something else | Symbol |
| a central message | Theme |
| major character telling the story | 1st person |
| outside voice telling the story;like the novel | 3rd person |