Characterization
These are the TWO TYPES of characterization.
What is Direct and Indirect Characterization?
This is when, where, and the circumstances of the story
What is setting?
Garbage
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A comparison NOT using "like" or "as."
What is metaphor?
Jenny bounced into the room, her shiny ponytail swinging and her eyes full of mischief; a laugh bubbled up and escaped her smiling mouth as she surveyed the room full of her friends.
What is tone?
When the author DIRECTLY tells you about a character.
What is Direct Characterization?
This is the moment of greatest emotional intensity.
What is the climax?
Summer
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A comparison using "like" or "as."
What is simile?
The emotional atmosphere evoked by a work of literature
What is mood?
When the author INDIRECTLY tells you about a character.
What is INDIRECT characterization?
This is a fancy word for the beginning of the story.
What is the exposition?
A dog
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"Her eyes were sapphires."
What is metaphor?
The author's attitude toward a character or subject matter.
What is tone?
These are the five elements of Indirect Characterization.
Says
Thinks
Effect on others
Actions
Looks
This is a fancy word for the end of a story.
What is resolution?
School
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"Her eyes were as blue as sapphires."
What is simile?
The river, reflecting the clear blue of the sky, glistened and sparkled as it flowed noiselessly on.
What is mood?
Which is which? (Direct/Indirect)
1: MJ dragged her feet into the classroom and dropped her head on the desk, sighing heavily.
2: MJ was tired.
1: Indirect
2: Direct
In a story, characters often face __________.
Examples are:
Person vs. Person, Person vs. Self, Person vs. Nature
What is conflict?
Pizza
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"Life is a highway."
What is metaphor?
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing,
Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before
What is mood?