Advance Plot
What does it mean to advance the plot?
What is "advance the plot" means to have the characters take actions that move the story forward to its climax and beyond.
What are the three steps to identify the theme?
A. Identify the plot, the theme, and the way the story uses characters
B. Identify the plot, the figurative language, and the characters
C. Identify the plot, the way the story uses characters, and the primary conflict
What is C. Identify the plot, the way the story uses characters, and the primary conflict
The meaning of tension in literature
A. That element in a story that evokes emotions such as worry, anxiety, fear and stress on both the reader and the characters
B. That element that is a warning or indication of a future event
C. That element made in secret by a group of people to do something illegal or harmful.
What is A. That element in a story that evokes emotions such as worry, anxiety, fear and stress on both the reader and the characters
What is POV or point-of-view?
What is the angle of considering things, which shows us the opinion or feelings of the individuals involved in a story
Tone in literature?
What is words generally conveyed through the choice of words, or the viewpoint of a writer on a particular subject
How do characters advance the plot?
A. Characters advance the plot by picking up the plot and moving it
B. Characters advance the plot in the sense of doing things crucial to the main action of the story
C. Characters advance the plot only in the climax of the story
D. Characters advance the plot contributing to the plot
What is B. Characters advance the plot in the sense of doing things crucial to the main action of the story
What could be 3 major theme in the Odyssey?
A. Honesty, forgiveness, and loyalty
B. Hospitality, loyalty, and vengeance
C. Greed, honesty, and hospitality
What is B. Hospitality, loyalty, and vengeance
How tension is created in the story.
What is Tension is created through conflict
Hint: Find the conflict, find the tension
What is POV in literature?
What is the mode of narration that an author employs to let the readers “hear” and “see” what takes place in a story.
What is the meaning of the word "Scornful?"
What is a feeling or expressing contempt
Contempt: the state of being despised; dishonor; disgrace.
How to Analyze Short Story Plot?
What is
1. Examine the Exposition (the initial situation of the characters)
2.Trace the Rising Action ( its major conflict begins to gain steam and tension)
3. Investigate the Climax (chain of events logically leads to it and sets the stage for this moment of truth)
4. Wrestle with the Resolution(how the characters respond to its overall events)
What are some possible themes for the poem, "Siren Song?"
A. Loyalty and Honesty
B. Deception and Isolation
C. Perseverance and Honesty
What is B. Deception and Isolation
What is the purpose of tension?
A. Tension is use to provide examples of work
B. Tension is used by an author to create an emotional connection between the characters and the reader.
C. Tension is used to show how character actions advance the the plot
D. Tension is used to show how formulas interact
What is B. Tension is used by an author to create an emotional connection between the characters and the reader.
Which word is a synonym for P.O.V.
A. Language
B. Opposite
C. Determination
D. Perspective
What is D. Perspective
Extra credit: What is the root word of perspective?
What is the tone of scornful?
A. Make happy/Enjoyment
B. Affection/Compassionate
C. Delighted/ Adoration
D. Make fun of/Remark
What is D. Make fun of/Remark
What is the extended meaning of advancing the plot?
A. it could mean developing characters, or a setting, so it gives a better picture of a character
B. it could mean making the characters less attractive in the story
C. it could mean making the story line slow and making the characters have a lot of dialogue
What is A. it could mean developing characters, or a setting, so it gives a better picture of a character
How do you recognize and know the theme of the story?
What is ask yourself what the author is trying to convey through the characters and events of the story
What are the four types of tension?
How is point of view and perspective similar/different?
Point of view is the type of narrator you've chosen to tell your story. ... On the other hand, perspective is about how the characters process what's happening in the story.
What does it mean to compare/contrast in a story?
What is Comparing and contrasting are ways of exploring the similarities and differences between two things.