Point of View
Signal words for first person point of view
What is I, Me, My, We, Us, Ours, etc
The process by which the author reveals the personality of a character
What is characterization?
Internal Conflict (with example)
What is the conflict between the character and things happening inside themselves (thoughts, feeling, emotions)? Example: Character overcoming fear
Teaches the audience about the topic, describes their main details
What is description?
Miguel patched and cleaned the sails of the boat.
What is a simple sentence?
True of False: Third person point of view can be omniscient, objective, or a limited narrator
True
Another word for the main character of a story
What is a protagonist?
External conflict (with example)
What is a conflict between the character and the outside world? (Example: War)
Presents a problem and then a possible solution to that problem
What is problem/solution
Leo took the flag down, and Rosaria folded it.
What is a compound sentence?
Signal words for second person point of view
What is you, yours, yourself, etc?
Another word for the person trying to stop the main character
What is antagonist?
Character vs self (with example)
What is a conflict happening within the character as they fight against their own desires, thoughts, or feelings? (Example: Narrator going crazy in tell-tale heart)
Shows how two things are similar and different
What is compare and contrast?
It was pouring rain; getting a cab was impossible.
What is a compound sentence?
Third person limited narrator
What is when the narrator tells the story with the thoughts, feelings, and experiences of a single character from their point of view using the pronouns "she," "he," or "they." The narrator won't know the thoughts of other characters?
Acronym used for indirect characterization methods *bonus for remembering what all the letters stand for*
What is STEAL? (Speech, thoughts, effect on others, actions, looks)
Character vs nature (with example)
What is when a force of the natural world is causing problems for a character (Ex: Getting caught in a storm)
Lists how something is done in order
What is sequence?
Books and clothes were scattered all over the twins' room because they were searching for a lost toy.
What is a complex sentence?
Uses words like he, she, they. The narrator knows all the thoughts, feelings, and experiences of every character in the story, providing a comprehensive perspective
Difference between direct and indirect characterization with examples
One tells the character traits directly (Jane is smart) and the other shows something about the character by other means (Jane scored 100% on her final).
Character vs society (include example)
What is the clash between a character and the expectations or norms of society? Ex. someone has been arrested and is facing trial
Explains why something happens, or the consequences of an event
What is cause/effect?
All electric cars are still too expensive to operate since the materials are too expensive; this hybrid car, however, combines batteries with a gas-powered engine.
What is a compound-complex sentence?