Point of View
When the story is told directly from the perspective of a character or the main character using I, me, my
What is 1st Person Point of View?
This is who is in the story and people creating the plot.
What are characters?
A figure of speech comparing two unlike things and often using like or as.
What is a simile?
This is a narrative device in which suggestions or warnings about events to come are dropped or planted.
What is foreshadowing?
This type of irony is when something is said, but the true intent is the exact opposite.
What is verbal irony?
When the story is told from an outside observer not a character who is a part of the story using her, he, they, etc.
What is 3rd Person Point of View?
The most exciting or pivotal moment in a story where tension is broken or fears faced.
What is climax?
A phrase of two or more words with opposite meanings
What is an oxymoron?
The central, unifying idea. It's the bigger topic that emerges as the characters pursue their goals. It is what the author is expressing about.
What is theme?
In Finding Nemo, we see Nemo fake his own death to escape the dentist's office. However, the audience knows he is not dead. What type of literary device is this?
What is Dramatic Irony?
__________ 3rd person point of view means the narrator only has perspective to one character or one character at a time.
What is limited?
Who the story is mainly about or who drives the plot.
What is protagonist?
Identify what type of figurative language this is: Tom is an early bird.
What is a metaphor?
This passage exemplifies: "He walked along the course, beigey sand. The wind whipped at his face as he felt the cold lashes. The smell of dead fish circled around him without reprieve. The only solace he found was looking onward towards the sun setting upon the water, creating a mirror between red, pastel skies and the ever moving sea."
What is imagery?
This is a type of literary device. “He was a real Scrooge about sharing his pudding.”—Matilda by Roald Dahl
What is an allusion? (referring to A Christmas Carol to characterize someone as greedy)
When the narrator directly addresses the reader using you and your. This is to be avoided in academic, research writing.
What is second person point of view?
The antagonist is the main person or _________ opposing the main character and their goals.
What is force (it is not always a person)
Identify what type(s) of figurative language this is: The sea was slapping and howling against the boat like a rabid monster.
What is Personification and Simile?
A consistent pattern of symbol in a story that helps develop and reinforce major themes throughout the narrative.
What is a motif?
What literary device is this passage accomplishing?
When he arrived at the house, he noticed a decaying smell erupting from the parlor. His hair was wet from rain, and his boots were soiled in dreadful mud. The lights were off. Sunlight made no helpful suggestion what could be behind the rotting, wood-paneled corners. The house was quiet. Something was amiss ...
What is mood?
This means the narrator is all-knowing and narrates multiple characters and scenarios.
What is omniscient 3rd person point of view?
Settings include location, area, scenery and ________.
Identify the type of figurative language: "Marty needs to spill the beans about who he is asking to homecoming!"
What is an idiom? ("Spill the beans" comes from an Ancient Greek practice where votes were counted in colored beans)
George Orwell's Animal Farm depicts a story where farm animals act as totalitarian rulers and propagandists. This points to larger commentary about Soviet Russia. What is this called in literature?
Describing a novel as 'satirical' or 'witty' is describing its ___________.
What is tone?