Plot Terms
Term that describes the ending of a story.
What is resolution?
Apartheid was a period of racial segregation that took place between 1948 and __________.
What is 1991?
The narrator and protagonist of Born a Crime
What is Trevor Noah?
Conversation between characters
What is dialogue?
When the author hints at something that will happen in the future
foreshadowing
Term that describes the beginning of a story, when the characters and setting are introduced.
What is exposition?
Name of the Black South African man who was imprisoned for 27 years and became president four years after his release.
What is Nelson Mandela?
The narrator's mother's name
What is Patricia Nombuysielo Noah?
The perspective from which a story is told
What is point of view?
When the author interrupts the present action of a story to reflect on past events
What is flashback?
Term that describes an important turning point in a story, often when the conflict is addressed.
What is climax?
The early white settlers of South Africa who designed apartheid were of ______ and ______ origin.
What is British and Dutch?
The overall message or lesson delivered by a story
What is theme?
When the author interrupts the present action of a story to narrate future events
What is flash forward?
Term that describes the buildup of a story; most of the action happens in this part of the plot.
What is rising action?
What is the language spoken by the white population of South Africa?
What is Afrikaans?
The feeling of suspense created when the reader/viewer knows something the characters do not
What is dramatic irony?
When an author compares two things without using like or as
What is metaphor?
Term that describes any action occuring after the climactic moment and before the end of the story.
What is falling action?
What is Bantustans?
The name of the narrator's father
What is Robert?
The process through which an author develops a character through actions, dialogue, and thoughts
What is characterization?
An object that represents something larger, usually an idea
What is symbol? (or symbolism)