Literary Strategies:
Types of Conflict
Types of Conflict
when a character has any kind of tension or issue with another character in the story
What is man vs. man conflict?
how many sources you get vs. how many sources you need to include in your essay
What is 4 vs. 3?
the amount of questions on the multiple choice section
What is 24?
example: she is as beautiful as a flower
What is simile?
What is man vs. self conflict?
the term we use for when you state your side of the argument and your reasons for why
the amount of time you get for the entire exam
What is 3 hours?
when you expect one thing to happen, but the opposite happens instead
What is (situational) irony?
when a character overcomes challenges with bad weather, hills/mountains, large seas, or animals
What is man vs. nature conflict?
citations
What is ....including quote marks around each quote AND including the source number of each quote?
name the 3 parts of the exam
What is multiple choice, argument essay, and central idea/text-analysis essay?
giving human traits to non-human things
example: "the trees were dancing in the wind"
What is personification?
when a character is struggling with something done or believed by a large amount of people
What is man vs. society (man vs. world) conflict?
rebuttal
What is...pointing out flaws in an opposite or alternate argument and/or stating why your side is stronger?
identify a central idea of the text
What is a main message or universal lesson that the author wants you to learn?
example: "Their home was a prison."
What is metaphor?
when a character has a struggle against computers or robots...scientific advancements gone wrong
What is man vs. technology conflict?
What do you need to do at the end of EVERY body paragraph?
What is...connect back to my claim?
if a question tells you to look at a specific line number(s), what should you do?
What is... looking at the line(s) AND looking at the line right before and the line right after?
characterization
What is...describing a specific character trait(s) that help develop a central idea?