Character
Setting & Theme
Point of View & Style
Tone and Mood
Plot
100
a character who is the same kind of person at the end of the story as he or she was at the beginning
What is static?
100
the three components of setting
What is time, place and environment?
100
definition of Point of View
What is the relationship between the author and the story he or she tells?
100
key words to help us understand tone
What is the author's attitude toward the story he/she writes?
100
the two categories of conflicts found in a story
What is external and internal conflicts?
200
a character who is well-developed; has many traits, both good and bad
What is a round character?
200
a setting that is vital to the story; this setting has an effect on the events on the plot, reveals characters or creates a certain atmosphere
What is an essential setting?
200
the narrator tells a story knowing what one or two characters are thinking
What is 3rd person limited point of view?
200
the definition of mood
What is the feeling or emotion that a reader has when reading a book?
200
the four types of external conflicts in plot
What are man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. society, man vs. circumstances
300
the main or central character in a literary work and the force or character who is in conflict with this main character (names both)
What is the protagonist and th antagonist
300
a setting that is not a key to the plot; the story could take place anywhere or anytime and it would not change the story
What is a backdrop setting?
300
the narrator knows what all the characters are thinking and feeling (all-knowing)
What is 3rd person omniscient?
300
S.E. Hinton sympathized with the Greasers who were wrongly judged.
What is the tone of The Outsiders?
300
the highest point of interest or emotional intensity in a story; the point where the conflict is being resolved.
What is the climax?
400
Three categories in which we can place character traits that focus on the physical, the mind (thoughts), and society (how the character interacts with others, what groups he or she belongs to)
What are the divisions of physiology, sociology and psychology?
400
definition of theme
What is the message of a story?
400
definition of style
What is the literary element that shows us how the author says something rather than what he or she says?
400
We felt scared when Johnny killed Bob, the Soc, and the boys had to flee the city. We felt sad when Johnny died and frustrated at how unfair the lives of the Greasers were.
What are the moods of The Outsiders?
400
a French word which means "untying a knot" and is used as a synonym for the conclusion or resolution of a story
What is the denouement?
500
a character that is used to enhance another character through contast (such as the wicked step-sisters of Cinderella)
What is a foil?
500
signs that something is not the theme of the story
What does one words or sentences that contain characters or settings from a story indicate?
500
four general styles that authors use
What is standard written, conversational, dialect and ornate?
500
contributes to the mood of a story
What are the words used, images, setting and events in a story?
500
the beginning of the story where the author introduces the characters and the setting
What is the exposition?
M
e
n
u