Character
This type of character is multi-dimensional, complex, and undergoes significant personal growth or change.
Round character
What do we call a sudden, unexpected turn of events in a story's narrative path?
Plot Twist
What is the repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words?
Alliteration
What is the rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem?
Meter
In a play, what is a long speech delivered by one character to other characters on stage called?
Monologue
What is the term for a minor character who is one-dimensional, uncomplicated, and has only one or two personality traits?
Flat character
What is the primary struggle between two opposing forces in a story called?
Conflict
What is the repetition of vowel sounds within non-rhyming words
Assonance
What is the term for words that rhyme inside a single line of poetry rather than at the end?
Internal Rhyme
What is the literal, dictionary definition of a word, completely free of emotional associations?
Denotation
What is the character, group of characters, or force that stands in opposition to the protagonist called?
Antagonist
What is the term for the sequence of events that make up a story?
Plot
A comparison between two unlike things using the words "like" or "as" is a what?
Simile
What do you call the basic unit of meter in poetry, which usually consists of one stressed and one or more unstressed syllables?
Foot (or Metrical Foot)
Which point of view uses a narrator who is a character in the story and uses "I"?
First-person point of view
What is the main character in a narrative, who typically drives the plot forward, called?
Protagonist
Which part of the plot provides necessary background information about the setting and characters?
Exposition
A direct comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as" is a what?
Metaphor
What do we call poetry that does not follow a regular meter, rhyme scheme, or structured pattern?
Free Verse
What is the term for providing hints or clues about what will happen later in the story?
What is the term for the process an author uses to reveal a character's personality?
Characterization
What is the highest point of tension or the turning point in a narrative?
Climax
A word that imitates the natural sound of a thing (e.g., "bang" or "meow") is called what?
Onomatopeia
What sound device is created when ending words in poetry share identical vowel and consonant sounds?
Rhyme
What technique involves an interruption in the story to show an event that happened earlier?
Flashback