What is an inference?
Using evidence to create an educated guess (in literary terms).
What is a theme?
A theme is the moral of a story.
What are the three types of point of view?
First person
Second person
Third person limited
Third person omniscient
The literary terms for main character and the enemy.
Protagonist (main character)
Antagonist (enemy)
What is prewriting?
Prewriting is preparation to start writing.
Give an example of an inference.
The clouds are grey, I think it will rain.
What is the exposition?
The exposition is the explanation at the beginning of a story kind of like the backstory.
What is the difference between mood and tone?
Mood is the atmosphere is the story and the tone is the author's opinion.
Can a protagonist be a bad person?
Yes, as long as they are the main character. Ex: Mega-mind or Hitler's biography.
Define RACES
restate
answer
cite evidence
explain
summery
What is the difference between a hypothesis and a inference?
A hypothesis is when you make an educated guess in science, but an inference is an educated guess in literature.
What are the parts of the plot pyramid (5)?
Exposition
rising action
climax
falling action
resolution
What is omniscient narrative?
A narrator that knows all.
What is characterization?
The creation or construction of a character.
Explicit definition.
When something is stated clearly and you don't have to make assumptions.
What is foreshadowing?
Foreshadowing is when the author hints that something will happen.
What is the resolution?
The resolution is when the story comes to an end.
What words do third and first person use (different words)?
First person uses I, my, me
Third person is he, she, it, they
What is a dynamic character?
A character that goes under sufficient change.
what is implicit mean?
When something is implied not directly stated.
When would you use an inference.
You would use an inference when the author has plot holes or doesn't give you all information.
What is the rising action?
The rising action is the events leading up to the climax.
What type of words do second person use?
You.
What is a static character?
A character who doesn't go under lots of change.
What makes up a compound sentence?
Two independent clauses