Conflict
A CHARACTER THAT STRUGGLES AGAINST A FORCE WITHIN THE CHARACTER. (EXP: FEAR, SADNESS, OR MAKING THE RIGHT DECISION)
What is internal conflict
This is the leading good-oriented character in a novel, movie, or other literary work
What is a protagonist
This is the element that sets the story in motion and makes the rest of the story possible.
What is inciting incident (conflict will also be accepted)
This type of figurative language makes a comparison using "like" or "as"
What is a simile
This element is the message, moral, or lesson the author wants you to get
What is theme
List the 5 types of conflict we've looked at in class
Character vs Self
Character vs Character
Character vs Nature
Character vs Society
Character vs Technology
What is indirect characterization
This element follows the climax and moves the conflict towards resolution.
What is falling action?
What type of figurative language in used in the following sentence:
Her head was so full of ideas that it was ready to burst wide open.
What is HYPERBOLE?
This is a person who tells a story; the voice an author takes on to tell a story
What is a narrator
What type of conflict is depicted in the following:
The Big Bad Wolf wants to get inside the Pig's homes and eat them.
What is character vs character
What type of characterization is depicted in the following:
Alicia slammed her fist on the table, "I want all of you in my office right now."
What is indirect characterization
In The Outsiders, Ponyboy, Dally, and Johnny all get hurt in a church fire while saving the lives of many kids.
What is Climax
This type of figurative language repeats consonant sounds.
What is ALLITERATION?
Who is the protagonist in your novel?
Answers may vary:
Kaylee, Mac, Melba, Joseph
What type of conflict is depicted in the following and who is depicted
"Good afternoon," said Scrooge. "I want nothing from you; I ask nothing of you; why cannot we be friends?" "Good afternoon!" said Scrooge. "I am sorry, with all my heart, to find you so resolute.
Character vs Character; Fred and Scrooge
What type of characterization is depicted in the following sentence and what do we learn about the character:
Nobody ever stopped him in the street to ask him to come and see them or how he was. (ACC 1.1)
What is indirect characterization; Scrooge is a mean person and people don't care about him
What plot element is depicted in the following:
Scrooge is visited by the Ghost of Christmas Present and told if these shadows remain unaltered, Tiny Tim will die.
What is Rising Action?
What is the meaning of this example of personification:
The shadow stretched across the ground, reaching out like a curious explorer.
The shadow expanded on the ground, taking up a lot of space. (or some other variation)
Jacob Marley's chain in A Christmas Carol is a symbol for what?
His regrets in life
List 2 types of conflict present in your novel and include examples.
Answers may vary; ex: must include character vs self and example
Give an example of both indirect and direct characterization in your novel.
Answers may vary
List every element of exposition in your novel
What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence:
Mrs. Martin decided not to argue with the name her daughter had chosen for their new kitten, figuring it was a matter of a rose by any other name.
What is an allusion?
(100pt bonus if you can name the source of this allusion)
List 2 symbols in your novel and the meaning behind them
Answers may vary