Definitions 1
The turning point of a story.
What is the climax?
The main character or a major character in a fictional text
What is a protagonist?
Voldemort from Harry Potter is an example of this kind of character.
What is an antagonist?
You'll answer this question as fast as lightning.
What is a simile?
"She paused at the door, a knot of anxiety tightening in her stomach. She wondered if she should go back, but the thought of facing her mother again was unbearable. She pushed the door open and stepped into the hallway."
What is 3rd person limited?
The main events of a story.
What is the plot?
inanimate objects take on human characteristics
What is personification?
An old, abandoned church in Rome, during the 1800s
What is the setting?
He's a square peg in a round hole.
What is a metaphor?
"I woke up this morning and knew something was wrong."
What is 1st person point of view?
A type of character that undergoes an important inner change.
What is a dynamic character?
The introductory portion of a story that describes characters and explains the setting.
What is the exposition?
When a person is shot at the end of a book or TV season, but you have to wait until the next season or book to find out what happens to him.
What is a cliffhanger?
What is an oxymoron?
"Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Then, you'll want to whisk the eggs and sugar together."
What is 2nd person point of view?
What is imagery?
When the audience knows or understands something that the character or characters do not.
What is dramatic irony?
"All women are bad drivers" or "All lawyers are greedy"
What are stereotypes?
The ongoing struggle between the Greasers and the Socs.
What is conflict?
"We knew we were in trouble as soon as we heard our mom's frustrated groan."
Giving animals and inanimate objects LITERAL human characteristics. Example: A cartoon dog
What is anthropomorphism?
When everything falls apart at the end of the story.
What is a catastrophe?
It's raining cats and dogs.
What is an idiom?
Chocolate is my Achilles' heel.
What is an allusion?
"She knew, even as she looked at him, that he was thinking about the upcoming trip. She could see the wheels turning in his head, planning every detail. Meanwhile, he was also aware of her thoughts, knowing she was already dreading the long drive."
What is 3rd person omniscient?