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English 1
Stack is on Character,Plot,Point of View,Irony, Theme,Setting,Conflict
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| main idea/life lesson/moral of story | Theme |
| 1. No guitar blues- Honesty is the best policy/Be patient 2. The Sniper- Conflict tears relationships apart 3. The Cask of Amontillado- Be careful who you trust 4. The Most Dangerous Game- Don´t judge a book by its cover | Examples of Theme |
| 1. Situational Irony 2. Verbal Irony 3. Dramatic Irony | Irony |
| A situation is expected, but the opposite occurs | 1. Situational Irony |
| Saying one thing but means something different | 2. Verbal Irony |
| the reader knows more than a character | 3. Dramatic Irony |
| tells the reader where and when the story takes place -creates atmosphere/tone | Setting |
| -What kind of place does the story take place in? -Are the characters in conflict with their setting? -What kind of atmosphere does the setting create? -Does the setting help me understand the nature of the character? | Questions about setting |
| 1. man vs man 2. man vs nature 3. man vs self 4. man vs society | Conflict |
| 1. 1st person 2. 3rd person limited 3. 3rd person omniscient | Point of view |
| -uses ¨I¨ - a character in the story tells the story | 1. 1st person |
| -uses ¨he/she¨ -the narrators focus is limited to the thoughts and feelings to 1 character | 2. 3rd person limited |
| -uses ¨he/she¨ -Omniscient means all-knowing -the narrator can tell us everything about all characters (including their thoughts) and all time periods | 3. 3rd person omniscient |
| 1. Exposition 2. Narrative Hook 3. Rising Action 4. Climax 5. Falling Action 6. Resolution | Plot |
| The beginning of a story/introduces characters | 1. Exposition |
| the event that ¨hooks¨ the reader into the story | 2. Narrative Hook |
| events that build the story to the climax | 3. Rising Action |
| the most important scene | 4. Climax |
| events after the climax/things calm down | 5. Falling Action |
| how the story ends | 6. Resolution |
| 1. Speech 2. Actions 3. Others Treatment of him/her 4. Thoughts 5. Appearance | Character |
| characters choice of words | 1. Speech |
| the way a character acts | 2. Actions |
| other characters reaction/treatment of that character | 3. Others treatment of him/her |
| a writer can tell us a character´s thoughts | 4. Thoughts |
| the words used to describe the way a character looks, clothes,features, etc. | 5. Appearance |
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mariahllamosas
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