A struggle between two opposing forces or characters in a short story, novel, play, or narrative poem
What is conflict
100
The time and place in which a story occurs
What is setting
100
A word that refers to a person, place, or thing but that is not the name of a particular person, place, or thing
What is a common noun
100
An account of a person’s life written by that person
What is an autobiography
200
An image loaded with significance beyond literal definition; the use of one person, place, or thing to represent another
What is symbolism
200
The facts of a narrative are reported by a seemingly neutral, impersonal observer or recorder
What is third person narrative
200
The series of events that build up and create tension and suspense
What is rising action
200
A word or group of words that is the name of a specific person, place, or thing
What is proper noun
200
A written, fictional, prose narrative that features fewer conflicts than a novel, yet more than a short story
What is a novella
300
A character who undergoes an important and basic change in personality or outlook
What is a dynamic character
300
The attitude of the author, evident from the diction, use of symbolism, irony, and figures of speech
What is tone
300
A character who undergoes little or no inner change; a character who does not grow or develop
What is static character
300
The word root that means time
What is chron
300
This area of intelligence has to do with introspective and self-reflective capacities. This refers to having a deep understanding of the self
What is intrapersonal
400
A typical character, an action or a situation that seems to represent such universal patterns of human nature
What is an archetype
400
The narrator knows everything, may reveal the motivations, thoughts and feelings of the characters, and gives the reader information
What is omniscient point of view
400
A related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest
What is rising action
400
The word root that means opinion
What is dox
400
This intelligence area has to do with interaction with others. In theory, individuals are characterized by their sensitivity to others' moods, feelings, temperaments and motivations, and their ability to cooperate in order to work as part of a group
What is interpersonal
500
Tells its story through correspondence, letters, telegrams etc.
What is an epistolary novel
500
Without using figures of speech, speakers may use this device, saying things that are not to be taken literally, forming a contrast
What is irony
500
A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. It does not describe in detail the person or thing to which it refers