Plot
The ending of the story.
What is the resolution?
The writer directly states the character's traits.
A tornado is an example of this kind of conflict.
What is person vs. nature?
When the reader knows more than the characters do.
What is dramatic irony?
The atmosphere or feeling that an author creates within a piece of literature.
What is mood?
What is the climax?
The author allows readers to draw conclusions about character traits based on words, actions, appearance, and interactions with other characters.
What is indirect characterization?
This is a problem between a character and an outside force of some kind.
What is an external conflict?
When a speaker says something different or opposite of what they mean.
What is verbal irony?
A character stops to remember events in past, prior to the current action.
What is a flashback?
The setting, characters, and main conflicts are introduced.
What is the exposition?
A character who has many traits and is complex.
A problem within a character.
When what is expected to happen is the opposite of what actually happens.
What is situational irony?
When an author places clues within the story to prepare a reader for a future event.
What is foreshadowing?
The point in a story where complications are added.
What is the rising action?
A character that does not grow or change much throughout the story.
What is a static character?
You have to give a speech, but you hate speaking in front of others.
What is person vs. self.
"Ms. Africa is the the best choice for putting the star on the top of the Christmas tree!" is an example of this.
What is verbal irony.
An object, person, or place that represents something else (like a four-leaf clover represents good luck).
What is a symbol?
The events that occur after the climax of a story's plot.
What is the falling action?
A character who serves as a contrast to another character in order to highlight differences.
What is a foil?
A woman goes to the state capitol to join protestors wanting to raise the minimum wage.
What is person vs. society?
What is situational irony?
The word used to describe when a narrator tells a story from an "outside" viewpoint and doesn't reveal the thoughts or feelings of any character. Used the pronouns "he or she."
What is objective (or third-person objective point of view)?