I Have Character
Stories use me
It's boring without you.
This is how we tell it.
What we do and see
100
A character that is fully developed.
What is Round character
100
The structure of the actions in a dramatic or narrative work, ordered and rendered toward achieving particular emotional and artistic effects. The most basic elements in a plot line are (a) exposition, (b) rising action, (c) climax, crisis, or turning point, (d) falling action, and (e) resolution or denouement.
What is plot
100
A comparison of two unlike things using the words “like” or “as.”
What is a similie
100
A nonfiction piece, told through photographs, about a person.
What is a photo-biography
100
To examine carefully and in detail so as to identify causes, key factors, possible results, and determine the essential features of something.
What is to analyze
200
A character that undergoes some transformation.
What is a dynamic character
200
The leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work.
What is the protagonist
200
A comparison of two unlike things that does NOT use “like” or “as.”
What is metaphor
200
A written account of another person’s life.
What is a biography
200
Closely imitating the language or thoughts of another without authorization; representing someone else’s work as one’s own without crediting the original author.
What is plagiarism
300
A character who does not undergo change.
What is Static character
300
The geographical location and period of time in which a story takes place.
What is setting
300
In writing, the careful choice of words based on their correctness, clarity, or effectiveness.
What is diction
300
A history of a person’s life written or told by that person.
What is an autobiography
300
An author’s or narrator’s attitude reflected in the style of the text.
What is tone
400
A character that remains undeveloped.
What is a flat character
400
A conversation between characters in a drama or narrative. A dialogue occurs in most works of literature. It moves the action along and helps to characterize the personality of the speakers.
What is dialogue
400
(Daily Double) The opposition of persons or forces that gives rise to the dramatic action in drama or fiction.
What is character conflict. bonus points for explaining the two types
400
A blending of genres where the “graphic novel” form is used as a medium for writing an autobiography.
What is a Graphical autobiography
400
Steady persistence in a course of action in spite of difficulties or discouragement.
What is perseverance
500
The representation of individuals in literary works. This may include direct methods like the attribution of qualities in description or commentary, and indirect methods inviting readers to infer qualities from characters’ actions, speech, or appearance.
What is characterization
500
The person (or situation) which acts in conflict to the protagonist.
What is the antagonist
500
The use of language to create sensory impressions (sight, sound, touch, smell, taste, and internal feelings); the “mental pictures” experienced by the readers while listening to or reading a story or poem.
What is Imagery
500
(Daily Double) The perspective or perspectives established by an author through which the reader is presented with characters, action, setting, and events that constitute the narrative in a work of fiction.
What is point of view (bonus points for knowing and explaining the 4 different points of view)
500
A topic of discussion or writing; a major idea or proposition broad enough to cover the entire scope of a literary or other work of art. May be stated or implied, but clues may be found in the ideas that are given special prominence or tend to recur in a work.
What is theme
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