a reference to a well-known person, event, place, literary work, or work of art
What is an allusion
100
opposes the protagonist
What is antagonist
100
his or her reason for creating a work
What is author's purpose
100
refers to the struggle between two opposing forces
What is conflict
100
the conversation of characters in a literary work
What is dialogue
200
a brief story used to illustrate a point
What is anecdote
200
a person, animal, or imaginary creature in a literary work
What is character
200
language in a text that goes beyond the word's literal meaning
What is figurative language
200
provides hints or clues early in a story that anticipate what is to come
What is foreshadowing
300
the qualities, attitudes, and values that a character has or displays such as dependability, intelligence, etc.
What is character trait
300
in order for the reader to understand a character the author may describe several aspects of a character such as, physical appearance and personality, speech, thoughts, feelings, actions and desires, etc.
What is characterization
300
restate the meaning of something in different words
What is paraphrase
300
logical assumptions that you make about something the write suggests but does not directly state
What is inferences
300
the contrast between what seems to be and what really is
What is irony
400
a writer states the character's traits, or characteristics
What is direct characterization
400
a character who changes from the beginning to the end of a story and tends to be more complex by showing many different character traits
What is dynamic character
400
the author's attitude about the subject, characters, or reader in a story
What is tone
400
a less important series of events in a main plot
What is subplot
400
name the parts of a plot in order in which they occur
What is exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
500
the form of a particular language that is spoken in a particular place or by a particular group of people
What is dialect
500
the narrator reveals the inner thoughts, feelings, and motivations of one or more characters in the story
What is subjective point of view
500
the bits of information in a story are not as easily connected
What is subtle inference
500
things happen to these characters but there is no change within the character; also known as a flat character
What is static character
500
looking at a number of parts or elements in a story and pulling them together to see how those individual parts will fit together