Topic vs. Theme
Character
Plot
Setting
100
A more general meaning the author wants you to take away from the story
What is theme?
100
When the story is told using "I" statements from the main character
What is first person POV?
100
Clues that build tension and suspense about what is going to happen
What is foreshadowing?
100
How the author feels when writing a story
What is tone?
200
When a character struggles against the norms of their culture or government
What is man vs. society conflict?
200
An educated guess we make about the character based on how they act, what they say, and how they feel
What is an inference?
200
The opening of a story where main characters and setting are established
What is exposition?
200
How the reader feels when reading a story
What is mood?
300
These stand in for something else and often relate to theme
What are symbols?
300
The thing that drives a character to act a certain way
What is character motivation?
300
The culminating part of the story where many things that have been building come together
What is the climax?
300
When the reader knows something a main character in the story doesn't
What is dramatic irony?
400
Many character's points of view
What is third-person omniscient?
400
The period in which a story takes place
What is a time-frame?
400
Something happens that is opposite of what we'd expect
What is situational irony?
500
Common types of symbolism used in literature
What are symbolic archetypes?
500
Outside observer--you don't know any character's thoughts
What is third-person objective?
500
A disjointed or disrupted narrative
What is a non-linear narrative?
500
Often created by figurative language
What is imagery?
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