Point of View Stuff
Plot Element Stuff
Characters
Characters (cont'd)
Figurative Language
100
Angle from which story is told
What is point of view
100
action of the story, (includes exposition, rising action, climax, etc.)
What is plot
100
Main character
What is protagonist
100
conversation between entities
What is dialogue
100
an implied comparison between two unlike things
What is a metaphor
200
told from the viewpoint of one of the characters using "I" and "we"
What is first person
200
All entities involved in a plot
What are characters
200
Entity or force that works against protagonist (bad guy)
What is antagonist
200
a character who stays the same throughout the story
What is static character
200
giving human qualities to nonhumans
What is personification
300
the narrator is an outside observer that focuses on the thoughts of one character
What is third person (limited)
300
struggles/opposing forces in the plot
What is conflict
300
a character who changes in the story
What is Dynamic Character
300
a character you don't know well
What is flat character
300
a reference to a person, place, literature, sport, the arts, etc.
What is an allusion
400
the narrator reports the facts as a seemingly outside observer
What is third person (objective)
400
takes place inside a character's mind (decision making, emotions, etc.)
What is internal conflict
400
a character you know a lot about
What is Round character
400
a character mentioned briefly
What is minor character
400
comparison using exaggeration that cannot be true
What is hyberbole
500
The narrator is an outside observer and tells us the thoughts and feelings of all characters
What is third person (omniscient)
500
struggle between a person and an outside force
What is external conflict
500
a character who the reader relates and understands
What is Sympathetic character
500
The method an author uses to acquaint the reader with the characters and develop the characters
What is characterization
500
words whose sound suggest is meaning
What is onomatopoeia
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