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soc lit 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| any struggle between opposing forces | CONFLICT |
| types of conflict | MAN VERSUS MAN, MAN VERSUS NATURE, MAN VERSUS SELF, MAN VERSUS SOCIETY, MAN VS TECHNOLOGY/MACHINE, MAN VS FATE, MAN VS SUPERNATURAL/UNKNOWN |
| A situation in which two characters have opposing desires or interests | MAN VERSUS MAN |
| The typical scenario is a conflict between the protagonist and antagonist | MAN VERSUS MAN |
| Conflict that pits one person against another is about as classic as a story can get. This type of conflict is pretty much self-explanatory, with one person struggling for victory over another | MAN VERSUS MAN |
| A character is tormented by natural forces such as storms or animals | MAN VERSUS NATURE |
| In this type of conflict, humankind comes up against nature, battling for survival against its inexorable and apathetic force | MAN VERSUS NATURE |
| The hero may be forced to confront nature, or the protagonist may be seeking the conflict, trying to exert dominance over nature | MAN VERSUS NATURE |
| Struggles with one’s soul, physical limitations, choices or decisions. | MAN VERSUS SELF |
| also known as an internal conflict | MAN VERSUS SELF |
| In this type of conflict, a character finds him or herself battling between two competing desires or selves, typically one good and one evil. | MAN VERSUS SELF |
| Struggles against ideas, practices, or customs of events in a society. | MAN VERSUS SOCIETY |
| The person-against-society conflict follows the storyline of an individual or a group fighting (sometimes successfully, sometimes not-so-successfully) against injustices within their society. | MAN VERSUS SOCIETY |
| A struggle with man-made machines or man-made entities which may possess “artificial intelligence”. | MAN VS TECHNOLOGY/MACHINE |
| The popularity of this genre has risen steadily over the last hundred years, and in the face of increasing mechanization and improving artificial intelligence, it's not hard to see why | MAN VS TECHNOLOGY/MACHINE |
| This type of conflict focuses on a person or group of people fighting to overcome unemotional and unsympathetic machinery that believes it no longer requires humanity | MAN VS TECHNOLOGY/MACHINE |
| A protagonist working against what has been foretold for that person. | MAN VS FATE |
| This type of conflict occurs when a character is trapped by an inevitable destiny; freedom and free will often seem impossible in these stories. | MAN VS FATE |
| Characters are facing ghosts or demons if those entities are not too human like. | MAN VS SUPERNATURAL/UNKNOWN |
| This is a common thread in science fiction and supernatural horror movies and books. | MAN VS SUPERNATURAL/UNKNOWN |
| In this type of conflict, the protagonist battles against an entity that isn't entirely known or comprehensible, whether it is extra-terrestrial or metaphysical. | MAN VS SUPERNATURAL/UNKNOWN |
| Conflict Drives.. | Characterization |
| These are techniques which shape narrative to produce an effect on the reader. | LITERARY DEVICES |
| LITERARY DEVICES | Plot Device, Plot Twist, Flashing Arrow, Red Herring, Death trap, Comic Book Death, Dark and Stormy Night, Reverse Chronology, In medias res, Analepsis (flashback), Prolepsis (flash forward), Foreshadowing, Cliff-hanger, Twist Ending, Happy Ending, Poetic |
| an object, character or concept introduced into the story by the author to advance its plot. | Plot Device |
| any unexpected turn of the story that gives a new view on its entire topic. | Plot Twist |
| A plot twist at the end of the story is called... | a twist ending. |
| a technique used to focus the reader’s attention on an object or a location that will be important later in the story. | Flashing Arrow |
| a plot device that distracts the reader’s attention from the plot twists that are important for the story. It is used to maintain tension and uncertainty. | Red Herring |
| a plot device that the villain uses to try to kill the protagonist and satisfy his own sadistic desires. | Death trap |
| a technique which makes a major character “die or disappear forever”, but the character re-appears later in the story. | Comic Book Death |
| a cliché-like opening that usually includes darkness, violent lightning and a general mood of solitude. | Dark and Stormy Night |
| a technique where a story begins at the end and works back toward the beginning. | Reverse Chronology |
| a literary technique where the narrative starts in the middle of the story instead from its beginning. | In medias res |
| The characters, setting and conflict is often introduced through a series of flashbacks. | In medias res |
| presents the events from previous to the current time frame. | Analepsis (flashback) |
| Flashbacks are usually presented as character’s memories and are used to explain their backgrounds and the back-story. | Analepsis (flashback) |
| presents events that will occur in the future. | Prolepsis (flash forward) |
| it is a premonition, much like a flash forward, but only hints at the future. | Foreshadowing |
| an abrupt ending that leaves the plot incomplete, without denouement. | Cliff-hanger |
| It often leaves characters in a precarious or difficult situation which hint at the possibility of a sequel. | Cliff-hanger |
| an unexpected finale that gives an entirely new vision on the entire plot. It is a powerful technique but it can leave the reader dissatisfied or frustrated. | Twist Ending |
| a finale when everything ends in the best way for the hero | Happy Ending |
| type of a happy ending where the virtue is rewarded and the vice is punished. | Poetic Justice |
| a plot device dating back to ancient Greek theatre, where the conflict is resolved through a means (by god, deus) that seem unrelated to the story. | Deus ex machina |
| This allows the author to end the story as desired without following the logic and continuity of the story. | Deus ex machina |
| The poem entitled “The Poverty of the Woman Who Turned Herself into Stone” is a classic Filipino poem that was written by... | Lina Sagaral-Reyes |
| a classic Filipino poet. | Lina Sagaral-Reyes |
| The speaker of the poem | a woman |
| “The Poverty of the Woman Who Turned Herself into Stone” POV | third person point of view |
| it represent the state of the woman wherein she is no longer capable of feeling any emotion. | stone |
| It represents her being numb to the cold and pain from the judgment of the people around her. | stone |
| Her life is only of a single color, a color that symbolizes sadness, bleakness and dullness. | gray |
| Song for a Dry Season by... | EMMANUEL TORRES |
| Song for a Dry Season topic in first stanza: | beautiful day |
| Song for a Dry Season topic in second stanza: | shelter or house |
| Song for a Dry Season topic in third stanza: | breakfast |
| Song for a Dry Season topic in fourth stanza: | materials/objects inside the house |
| Song for a Dry Season topic in fifth stanza: | sources of the food |
| Song for a Dry Season topic in sixth stanza: | love / survival (di ko sure hehe) |
| Song for a Dry Season figurative speech used in first stanza: | juxtaposition |
| Song for a Dry Season figurative speech used in second stanza: | personification |
| Song for a Dry Season figurative speech used in third stanza: | imagery |
| Song for a Dry Season meaning... | hope in the midst of poverty |
| two things in order to reveal a contrast | juxtaposition |
| human-like description | personification |
| provides a clear mental description | imagery |
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