Setting, Conflict, and Mood
What do you call the environment and circumstances of the story?
Setting
What do you call a representation of a human being in a story?
Character
What do you call the sequence of events in a story?
Plot
What do you call the perspective from which a story is told?
Point of View
What Latin term literally means writing formed with letters?
litera
What do you call the problems that characters face in the story?
What do you call the main character in stories?
Protagonist
In a dramatic plot, what is considered the story's turning point?
Climax
What is the main idea or message of the story?
Theme
What literary form uses condensed, rhythmic, and artistic language to express an idea?
Poetry
What type of conflict is internal where the character struggles because of his personality, flaws, or insecurities?
Man Vs. Self
What do you call the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character?
Characterization
What type of plot consists of two or more dramatic plots that are usually linked by a common character?
Parallel plot
What should a reader study when trying to identify the POV of a story?
Dialogue
What type of prose is written based on facts?
Nonfiction
What is one function of the setting?
Any of these:
- Provide a sense of realism
- Establish the mood
- Explain the character's actions
What does STEAL in the STEAL Method stand for?
speech, thoughts, effect on others, actions, looks
What type of plot consists of a series of loosely related incidents tied together by a common element?
Episodic Plot
What point of view uses pronouns like “he” and “she” in the narration where the narrator can only describe what the characters are doing and saying?
3rd Person Objective Point of View
What type of literature is written to be performed?
Drama
How does one identify the mood?
Any of these:
- Identify the setting
- Study the choice of words
- Consider the author's tone
What is the difference between direct and indirect characterization?
Direct characterization tells what the character is like while indirect characterization implies what the character is like.
What are the parts of the dramatic plot?
introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
What point of view uses pronouns like “he” and “she” in the narration where the narrator can reveal almost all (if not all) the characters’ thoughts and feelings?
3rd Person Omniscient Point of View
What was a major challenge in the development of literature during the Japanese colonial period?
Censorship