RANDOM!
Things that contribute to a story
Important Story Pieces
Figurative Language
Author's Choice/Other
100

where the reader or viewer knows something that a character does not know

What is dramatic irony? 

100

a principal character or force in opposition to the main character

What is an antagonist? 

100

an overall message or lesson about life or human nature that a writer wants the reader to understand

What is a theme? 

100
"The boy ran like the wind" is an example of what literary term?
What is a simile?
100
Anything that stands for or represents something else is known as what literary term? Example: the word "Game" in "The Most Dangerous Game"
What is a symbol?
200
The view from which a story is being told is known as what literary term?
What is point of view?
200

the sequence of events in a story that develops in five stages: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.

What is plot? 

200
The time and place of the action in a literary work is known as what?
What is the setting?
200
"Life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly" is an example of what literary term?
What is a metaphor?
200
The writer's attitude toward his or her audience and subject defines what literary term?
What is tone?
300

When a character in the story tells the story, this is which point of view?

What is first person point of view?

300

is the feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader.

What is mood?

300

main character in a work of literature—the character who is involved in the central conflict of the story

What is a protagonist? 

300
When something nonhuman is given human characteristics, this is known as what literary term?
What is personification?
300

when someone knowingly exaggerates or says one thing and means another

What is verbal irony? 

400

When an unknown person outside of the story tells the story from a limited viewpoint, this is what point of view?

What is third person point of view?

400

A struggle between opposing forces. Almost every story has one. It is usually the focus of the story.

What is conflict? 

400

Writing or speech that appeals to one or more of the senses is known as what?

What is imagery?

400

a contrast between what a reader or character expects and what actually exists or happens

What is situational irony?

400

when the author specifically reveals traits about the character in a direct, straightforward manner

What is direct characterization? 

500

an attitude or a feeling associated with a word, in contrast to the word

What is connotation? 

500

interrupts the chronological flow of a story to give the reader information needed to understand a character's present situation based on something that happened earlier.

What is a flashback? 

500

a person, a place, an object, or an activity is used in a story to stands for something beyond itself

What is symbolism? 

500
A deliberate exaggeration or overstatement such as, "It's a thousand degrees in this classroom," is an example of what literary term?
What is a hyperbole?
500

the personality of a character is revealed through the character's speech, actions, appearance, etc

What is indirect characterization? 

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