Terms EZ
Time and Place of a stories action.
What is Setting
Introduces the setting, the characters and the basic situation
What is Exposition
Character who develops or changes through the course of the story.
What is Dynamic Character
Short summary of an event; short stories that illustrate a greater point
What is Anecdote
“Black or white” type of thinking where there are only absolutes
What is Either/Or
The main character in a literary work
What is Protagonist
Highest point of interest or suspense; the turning point at which the conflict begins to be resolved; the “ah ha” moment
What is Climax
Character who shows many different traits, faults as well as virtues
What is Round Character
Recurrent image, action, sound, symbol, etc. that has a symbolic significance and contributes toward the development of the theme; a recurring image, word, object, or situation that appears in various works or throughout the same work.
What is Motif
Diverting attention from the issue by introducing a new point
What is Red Herring
Struggle between two opposing forces
What is Conflict
Events that lead to the resolution
What is Falling Action
Character who does not change
What is Static Character
Substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt. “To pass away” instead of “To croak, kick the bucket, or die.” “Aroma” instead of “smell.” “Upset stomach” instead of “puked, barfed, or upchucked.”
What is Euphemism
Predicting without justification that one step in a process will lead unavoidably to a second generally undesirable step
What is Slippery Slope
Voice outside the story tells the story, but only through one character’s eyes
What is 3rd person Limited Point of View
Hooks the reader’s attention and sets the story’s action into motion
What is Narrative Hook
Character seen in only one way; only one side of the personality is revealed
What is Flat Character
Repetition of a vowel sound in several words throughout a sentence (the night sky seemed to be crying out with sighs of sadness)
What is Assonance
Attack the person and not the argument
Ad hominem
Feeling of curiosity or uncertainty about the outcome of events in a literary work
What is Suspense
Any events that occur after the resolution
What is Denouement
It is up to the reader to draw conclusions about the character based on indirect information such as dialogue, action, thoughts or other characters
What is Indirect Characterization
Act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast
What is Juxtaposition
The Inverse Of F(x)=√(x+3)-2
What is (x+2)²-3, I think??