Literary Terms 1
Literary Terms 2
APPLY the Lit TERM
Define that WORD!
RANDOMness
100
the character or person telling the story
What is protagonist
100
setting
What is the time, place and atmosphere of a story
100
"The police took me to the vice principal's office to make a report...I knew I was headed for trouble" (Freedom Writers p. 25) *what does this tell you about the character? example of ...
What is direct characterization
100
a group of people/things that are gathered together
What is assembled
100
TGIT stands for?
What is THANK GOODNESS ITS THURSDAY
200
the character or force that is actively opposing the protagonist
What is antagonist
200
showing the reader the character through his or her thoughts, actions or speech
What is indirect characterization
200
this literary element moves the plot forward, without it there would be no issue in the story
What is conflict
200
disharmony;conflict
What is discord
200
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What is a grammatically correct sentence
300
details that tell about a character’s personality
What is character traits
300
characters who are not described in great detail
What is flat
300
This type of narrator is all knowing--knows every characters' thoughts, feelings/emotions, and actions
What is third person omniscient POV
300
go beyond in quantity; to overstep a limit
What is exceed
300
an additional element placed at the beginning or end of a root, stem, or word, or in the body of a word, to modify its meaning.
What is affix
400
the emotional atmosphere of a story
What is mood
400
the problem or issue in the story that moves it forward
What is conflict
400
True or false: a character can be both flat and static
What is false
400
synonym for brimming
What is filled
400
tapping of pencils (repetitive noises), forgetting what personal space is, not bringing all necessary materials to class..etc..
What is Ms. Girberd's pet peeves
500
major characters described in such depth that they feel real
What is round
500
when an author alludes/references something that has already occurred in the past
What is flashback
500
true or false: a character can be both round and static.
What is true
500
define admonition, use it correctly in a sentence *DAILY DOUBLE!
What is advice or warning against faults
500
"The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." FINAL JEOPARDY
What is significant about this sentence? contains all 26 letters of the alphabet
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