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English 2
English 2 midterm words review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Climax | the most interesting part or the turning point of the story. |
| Conflict | the problem or struggle in the story. |
| External Conflict | s one that can be seen and involves a character struggling against an opposing force: another character or obstacle. |
| Foreshadow | hints or clues the author gives about what will happen in the story. |
| internal conflict | occurs within the character’s heart or mind |
| mood | how the author makes the reader feel |
| plot | series of events in the story. |
| setting | the when, where, and environment of the story. |
| tone | how the author feels |
| Allusion | a reference to a well-known person, place, event, or thing |
| Antagonist | usually the bad guy and is in direct conflict with the main character. |
| Dialogue | conversation in the story. |
| Direct Characterization | is when the author TELLS what the character is like |
| Dynamic Character | grows or changes as a result of the story |
| Flat Character | character only has 1-2 traits revealed to the reader |
| Indirect Characterization | is when the author SHOWS what the character is like |
| Motivation | what drives the character (fear, needs, wants, etc.). |
| Protagonist | the main character in a story and usually the good guy or hero. |
| Round Character | character is multi-dimensional and many different traits are revealed. |
| Static Character | character does not change as a result of the story |
| 1st Person POV | narrator is a character in the story and tells the story using pronouns I, we, me, us, etc… |
| 3rd Person Limited POV | narrator plays no role in the story; tells about one character’s thoughts, feelings, and actions. |
| 3rd Person Objective POV | narrator is a spectator of events and reports what is seen or heard; relays little to no thoughts or feelings. |
| 3rd Person Omniscient POV | narrator plays no role in the story, is “God-like” and “All-knowing”; knows all the character’s thoughts, actions, and feelings. |
| Credible | trusted. |
| Irony | a contrast of what the reader expects and what really happens. |
| point of view | the vantage point or perspective from which a story is told. |
| theme | the central idea or insight about human life that a story reveals. |
| unreliable narrator | biased and cannot or does not tell the truth. |
| character | A character is a person, animal, being, creature, or thing in a story |
| characterization | Characterization is the act of creating and describing characters in literature. |
| connotation | A connotation is a feeling or idea that a word has, in addition to its literal or main meaning. |
| denotation | Denotation is the objective meaning of a word. |
| figurative language | Figurative language is a literary device that uses words or phrases for effect, humorous, or exaggeration purposes, instead of their literal translation. |
| hyperbole | Hyperbole is the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech. |