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Martisius Lit Terms
English Literary Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is direct presentation? | We are told explicitly what a character is like. eg: appearence/phisical desctption; relationships; background. |
| If we have to guess or infer a character's traits, eg: by actions, or dialog. What is this called? | Indirect Presentation. |
| What is a flat Chartacter? | A flat character is undimentional simple, whith few character traits. |
| What do you call a multidimentional, complex character whith more then one domonent character trait? | A round character. |
| Dynamic characters are what? | A character that changes from begining to the end of the story. |
| Static Character - A character that ________ ? | Doesn't change throughout the story. |
| What can a setting establish? | It can establish a mood in the story, it can also reveal a character. |
| What is a symbole? | A concret noun that represents an abstract idea. It is an image that stands for something bigger then itself. |
| A setting describes what? | Where on a map geographicaly.Or gernerally - any city, countryside, school, house ... |
| A setting also describes _____? | When. eg: when in history, Current, Ancinen, When in the year, What season,Time of day? ... and more. |
| In addition, setting also describes _____ ? | The atmosphere. eg: mood, weather, or "feeling." |
| What season is the symbole of mew life? | Spring. |
| Summer symboleizes _______? | Fullness of life. |
| What is the definition of Plot? | The defineition of plot is a series of event that make up a story. |
| What is an antogonist? | A character or forces working against the protagonist. |
| What is devonment? | Events after the climax. |
| What is a protagonist? | A protagonist is a main character facing a challenge, trying to make that goal. |
| What are a few conflics that can arise in a story? | Person vs. Person. Person vs. Self. Person vs. Supernatural. |
| What are the rest of the conflics that can arise in a story? | Person vs. Nature. Person vs. God. Person vs. Tecknowledgy. |
| What is the defineition of Conflict? | Tension or battle that exists between two elements of the story. |
| What are the five parts of the plot of a story?(in order) | Exsposition, Conflict, Riseing Action, Crisis or Turning Point, Climax, Denovment, Pesolution. |
| What happens in the Exsposition? | Setting is useually described, and we meetthe main character(s). |
| What happens in the Conflict? | We find out what the struggle/disagreement is, and who is vs. who. |
| What happens in the riseing action? | Tension builds as we move toward the climax. |
| What happens in the Climax? | It is the highest point of action or emotion in the story. |
| What happens in the resolution? | The conflict ends. |
| What happens in the Crises or Turning Point? | It anticipats the resolution, and an event or struggle for the main character. |
| What happens in the riseing action? | Tension builds as we move toward the climax. |
| What happens in the Climax? | It is the highest point of action or emotion in the story. |
| What happens in the resolution? | The conflict ends. |
| What happens in the Crises or Turning Point? | It anticipats the resolution, and an event or struggle for the main character. |
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