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English Final #1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Four parts of plots | Exposition-Characters are introduced and conflict, Rising action-story begins to develop conflicts, Climax-turning point of the story, Resolution-Story comes to a reasonable ending |
| Conflict | The problem the character(s) face |
| Suspense | When the reader doesn't know what will happen next |
| How do authors create suspense? | withholding info from readers, characters, foreshadowing, dramatic irony, flashbacks, etc |
| Flashback | moments from the past that interrupts the "present" of the story |
| Flashforward | A future event is inserted into the chronological or "present" of the storyline |
| Setting | Tells time and place (where, when) |
| Mood | The emotion the story gives to the reader |
| How does setting affect the mood? | Setting can create the mood (if it is sunny the emotion is happy mood) |
| Chronological | The story is written in the order the events happened |
| Foreshadowing | Suggests warnings about possible upcoming events. |
| How does foreshadowing impact a story? | Creates suspense, anticipation, and keeps the reader engaged |
| Tone | The author's attitude towards a certain topic |
| 1st person pov | The narrator is the person in the story, telling the story from their pov (I, me, we) |
| 3rd person limited pov | The narrator tells the story from the perspective of a single protagonist (they, she, he) |
| 3rd person omniscient pov | The narrator is all-seeing and all-knowing |
| 2nd person pov | Refers to a person/people being addressed by a writer or speaker (when reading directions, you) |
| Internal conflict | Character struggles with their own desires/beliefs |
| External conflict | Character is against something or someone beyond their control |
| Verbal irony | A person says one thing but means another of the opposite meaning |
| Dramatic irony | When the audience or readers know more about the situation than the character does |
| How does dramatic irony impact a story | Creates and sustains the audience's interest and can create tension |
| Situational irony | When actions or events have the opposite result from what is expected or intended |
| How does situational irony impact a story | Allows writers to show the characters intentions vs the outcomes |
| Theme | The lesson learned in a story/the message the author conveys to the reader |
| 5 ways theme is revealed | Character change, conflict/resolution, title, symbols, irony |
| Noun and examples | Person, place, thing, idea, or emotion (doctor, California, dog, happiness or religion, etc) |
| Pronoun and examples | Takes place of a noun (I, me, he, she, they, this, which, etc) |
| Verb and examples | Action words or indicate mental action (run, jump, think, am going, etc) |
| Adjective and examples | Describe nouns and sometimes pronouns. "How many, what kind, which ones" (pretty bird, he is handsome, silly me, etc) |
| Adverb and examples | Describe verbs/actions. Sometimes describes adjectives or other adverbs. Tells where, when, how, to what extent and usually ends in ly (really, now, soon, very, often, etc) |
| Prepositions and examples | little words that usually answer the question where or when (in, from, around, for, beside) |
| Coordinating conjunction | Connect or join 2 or more things. FANBOYS |
| Subordinating conjunction | introduces a subordinate clause (although, since, if, because, until, when, whenever, before, after |
| Interjection | usually an exclamatory word but not always (wow, ouch, well, oh) |
| Logos | Logic or reason, facts |
| Pathos | Emotional; invoking sympathy from an audience |
| Ethos | Credibility |
| Aside | When a character breaks away from the events of the story to talk to themselves or directly to the audience |
| Soliloquy | A monologue delivered when the character is alone |
| what is the purpose of a soliloquy | A way to express the inner thoughts and feelings to the audience or reveal the plot details that we wouldn't know about |
| Characteristics of a tragedy | The main character usually dies |
| Characteristics of a tragic hero | They are different than all of the main characters and have a fatal flaw |
| What is Brutus' main motivation for killing Caesar? | He thought it was for the good of Rome |
| What is Cassius' main motivation for killing Caesar? | He was jealous of the rising power and influence of Caesar |
| What happens in every Shakespearean tragedy? | Meeting the tragic hero, finding their fatal flaw, the tragic story, the abnormal, supernatural, fate/fortune, and the death of the tragic hero |
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