Tone
Figurative Language
Dramatic Structure
Types of Characters
100
experiencing worry, unease, or nervousness, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome ...Synonym: Worried, Concerned, Distressed
What is Anxious?
100
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid
What is a Simile?
100
the conflict between the protagonist and the antagonist unravels, with the protagonist winning or losing against the antagonist, may contain a moment of final suspense, in which the final outcome of the conflict is in doubt.
What is the Falling Action?
100
a person who changes over time, usually as a result of resolving a central conflict or facing a major crisis. Most tend to be central rather than peripheral characters, because resolving the conflict is the major role of central characters.
What is a Dynamic Character?
200
disposed to take a favorable view of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome. ...Synonym: Hopeful, Confident, Positive
What is Optimistic?
200
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
What is a Hyperbole?
200
comprises events from the end of the falling action to the actual ending scene of the drama or narrative, conflicts are resolved, creating normality for the characters and a sense of catharsis, or release of tension and anxiety, for the reader
What is the Resolution?
200
the central person in a story, and is often referred to as the story's main character. He or she (or they) is faced with a conflict that must be resolved.
What is the Protagonist?
300
requiring deep reflection and inviting a considered response.... of, showing, or characterized by deep thought. ...Synonym: Humorless, Solemn, Grave
What is Serious?
300
the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
What is Personification?
300
the portion of a story that introduces important background information to the audience, can be conveyed through dialogues, flashbacks, character's thoughts, etc.
What is the Exposition?
300
any major or minor character whose very existence represents some major idea or aspect of society.
What is a Symbolic Character?
400
causing lighthearted laughter and amusement ...Synonym: Amusing, Comic, Witty
What is Humorous?
400
a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words
What is an Idiom?
400
or turning point of a narrative work is its point of highest tension or drama or when the action starts in which the solution is given
What is the Climax?
400
the character(s) (or situation) that represents the opposition against which the protagonist must contend. In other words, an obstacle that the protagonist must overcome.
What is the Antagonist?
500
marked by or given to using irony in order to mock or convey contempt ...Synonym: Ironic, Mocking, Ridicule
What is Sarcastic?
500
a reference to a person, place, object, or idea.
What is an Allusion?
500
a series of related incidents build toward the point of greatest interest, the series of events that begin immediately after the introduction of the story
What is the Rising Action?
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