Plot
Character
Irony/MISC
Drama
Misc
100
the sequence of events in a story
What is PLOT?
100
the main or central character of a story
What is PROTAGONIST?
100
when a character or reader expects one thing but means another
What is SITUATIONAL IRONY?
100
written conversation between two or more characters
What is DIALOGUE?
100
a person, place, activity, or event that stands for something beyond itself
What is a SYMBOL?
200
a struggle between opposing forces in a story
What is CONFLICT?
200
the character who remains the same throughout a story
What is STATIC?
200
a theme, image or subject that reoccurs in a literary piece
What is MOTIF?
200
story written to be performed by actors - characters and plot are developed through dialogue
What is a DRAMA?
200
the particular way in which a writer writes a piece of literature - includes word choice, sentence length, etc.
What is STYLE?
300
a struggle that occurs within a character's mind
What is INTERNAL CONFLICT?
300
who or what is in opposition to the main or central character
What is ANTAGONIST?
300
when someone says one things but means another
What is VERBAL IRONY?
300
a long speech given by a character to other characters on stage
What is MONOLOGUE?
300
use of similar grammatical constructions to express ideas taht are related or equal in importance
What is PARALLELISM?
400
a struggle that involves a character being pitted against an outside force, such as nature, a physical obstacle or another character
What is EXTERNAL CONFLICT?
400
the character who changes throughout a story
What is DYNAMIC?
400
the excitement or tension the readers feel as they become involved in a story
What is SUSPENSE?
400
dramatic device in which a character speaks his or her thoughts aloud, meant to be heard by the audience
What is an ASIDE?
400
a sentence that tells the focus of the essay
What is the THESIS or THESIS SENTENCE?
500
the turning point of a story
What is CLIMAX?
500
characters that are opposites
What is a FOIL?
500
contrast between what the reader knows and what the character knows/the reader knows something that the character doesn't
What is DRAMATIC IRONY?
500
a speech given by a character alone on stage - meant to let the reader know the character's thoughts
What is a SOLILOQUY?
500
Writing that means to explain
What is EXPOSITORY?
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