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Finals Studying
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| PLOT | Sequence of events in a story--Beginning, middle, and end |
| EXPOSTION | The beginning of the story (time, place, weather, culture etc.) |
| RISING ACTION | Events that lead up to the climax. They help create tension and suspense. There may be many conflicts |
| CLIMAX | The turning point of the story, the moment of tension, emotion, or suspense that determines the resolution |
| FALLING ACTION | Eases the tension and shows how the main character resolves the conflict |
| RESOLUTION | The end of the story is typically where the main conflict is resolved |
| IDIOM | A phrase or expression that says one thing, but means something else |
| ALLUSION | A reference to something outside of what you are reading-- a place, person, or event |
| HYPERBOLE | An extreme exaggeration |
| SIMILE | A comparison of two different things using words "like" or "as" |
| METAPHOR | A direct comparison of two different things without using "like" or "as" |
| PERSONIFICATION | Describing nonhuman animals, objects, or ideas as though they posses human qualities or emotions |
| ALLITERATION | Repetition or initial consonant sounds |
| THEME | The central idea or message about life that is expressed in the story |
| POV | First person, second person, third person (omniscient) the perspective in which the story is being told |
| FORESHADOWING | Hints or clues about future events |
| CONFLICT | Problem, fight, or struggle between characters, society, nature, or internal within the characters |
| CHARACTER vs. CHARACTER | This type of conflict finds the main character in conflict with another character, human, or not human |
| CHARACTER vs. NATURE | This type of conflict finds the main character in conflict with the the forces of nature, which serve as the antagonist |
| CHARACTER vs. SOCIETY | This type of conflict has the main character in conflict with a larger group: a community, society, culture, school, etc |
| CHARACTER vs. SELF | In this type of conflict, the main character experiences inner conflict like making a difficult decision or dealing with a personal problem |
| SETTING | Where and when the story takes place (including time, place, weather, culture, customs and traditions) |
| PROTAGONIST | The central character is usually involved in a conflict against the antagonist. May also be known as the hero |
| CLIMAX | The point of tension, emotion, or heightened suspense (the turning point determines the resolution) |
| AUTHORS PURPOSE | The reason why the author writes: Entertain, Inform, Explain, Persuade |
| MOOD | The feeling the reader gets from reading the authors words |
| TONE | The attitudes and feelings of the author/speaker toward a subject |
| CHARACTERIZATION | Means through which the author reveals a characters personality. Characterizations may be direct or indirect |
| DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION | The author tells the reader what the character is |
| INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION | The author shows the reader what the character is through how the character looks, what the character does, what the character says, what the character thinks, or how the character affects the other characters |
| DYNAMIC CHARACTER | A characters who undergoes a significant internal change throughout the story. This may be a change understanding values, insight, etc |
| STATIC CHARACTER | A characters who does not undergo a significant change throughout the story |
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