Point of View
What is the Point of View if the narrator shares his thoughts and speaks for himself?
First Person
"Sean is a kind, motivated man who cares for his family deeply."
What type of characterization is the above an example of?
Direct Characterization
What is a protagonist?
The main character of the story
"The slick bark of the tree chilled my palms."
In the above sentence, what sense is being used in the imagery?
Touch
"Tyrese Maxey was a blur running down the court."
What type of figurative speech is the above an example of?
Metaphor
What is the Point of View if the narrator is not a character in the story and only knows the thoughts of one character.
Third Person Limited
"Sean fights for his family and volunteers at the local food bank after work."
What type of characterization is the above an example of?
Indirect Characterization
What is an antagonist?
The person or force that is opposing the protagonist.
"The sunset's overlapping streaks of orange and purple shone over the horizon.
In the sentence above, what sense is being used in the imagery?
Sight
"The wind spoke to me of all the memories it holds."
What type of figurative speech is the above an example of?
Personification
What is the Point of View if the narrator knows everyone's thoughts?
Third Person Omniscient
"You fancy me mad. Madmen know nothing. But you should have seen me. You should have seen how wisely I proceeded — with what caution — with what foresight — with what dissimulation I went to work!"
In the above quote from the Tell-Tale Heart, how is the narrator characterized?
Mad and unreliable
"Ms. Blumberg was a proud Penn State fan as she watched the Eagles on Sunday."
What can you infer about what happened in the Eagles game?
Penn State players scored and played well.
"And now have I not told you that what you mistake for madness is but over acuteness of the senses? — now, I say, there came to my ears a low, dull, quick sound, such as a watch makes when enveloped in cotton. I knew that sound well, too. It was the beating of the old man’s heart. It increased my fury, as the beating of a drum stimulates the soldier into courage."
In the above passage, the narrator not knowing he is mad is an example of ______ irony?
Dramatic
"I collapsed on the couch like a Jenga tower."
What type of figurative language is the above an example of?
Simile
What is the Point of View if the narrator only describes public observations?
Objective
A character's perspective can be defined as _____________.
Their viewpoint or opinion
"Mr. C is ready to be hurt again by the Sixers."
What can you infer about Mr. C and his past with the Sixers?
He has been hurt by them.
When someone says something but means something different, this is an example of _____ irony.
Verbal
"This test is going to be impossible!"
What type of figurative language is the above an example of?
Hyperbole
Select any Point of View: what is one advantage to using this POV?
Mr. Corcoran's Discretion
I loved the old man. He had never wronged me. He had never given me insult. For his gold I had no desire. I think it was his eye! yes, it was this! One of his eyes resembled that of a vulture — a pale blue eye, with a film over it. Whenever it fell upon me, my blood ran cold; and so by degrees — very gradually — I made up my mind to take the life of the old man, and thus rid myself of the eye forever. "
In this passage, what is the perspective the narrator has of the old man?
The old man's eye is so awful that the old man must die.
In "The Monkey's Paw," we never hear Mr. White's final wish. What can we infer he wishes for?
His son to die again/go away
When the exact opposite thing happens as what was expected, it is an example of ________ irony.
Situational
"UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH."
What is the above an example of (other than all of us waking up this morning)?
Onomotopoeia