Characterization
What is direct characterization?
Direct characterization is when an author says what a character is like explicitly
The major, running concept of a fiction text
What is another term for imagery?
Sensory language
What is it called when a story gives you a sense of what will happen later on?
Foreshadowing
"Infer the word's meaning."
What does "infer" mean?
Make an educated guess
When does an author typically use direct characterization?
It's most often used to describe appearances
What is the difference between plot and theme?
Plot - what happened in the story
Theme - what the story is about
What is cultural context?
Information based on the original setting of the story that helps us to understand it better
Where can you find context clues for unfamiliar vocabulary?
Around the word, preceding or following it by as much as a couple paragraphs
"Show the relationship between the two words in the passage."
What does "relationship" mean here?
The connection between two or more things
What is indirect characterization?
Indirect characterization is when an author makes us make an inference to understand the character further.
A moral explains how people should act. A theme reports on what's inside a story.
What is it called when characters in a story speak to each other?
Dialogue
How does an author build suspense or mystery using structure?
By revealing small hints in the beginning and then creating more and more powerful/surprising actions
"Which best describes the impact of that moment in the story?"
What does "impact" mean here?
The great importance
STEAL is a mnemonic for the ways we can learn about indirect characterization. What does it stand for?
Speech
Thoughts
Effect on others
Actions
Looks
Central idea
What is the purpose of imagery?
To emphasize how something or someone appears in a story - often to build theme
What is it called when a story shows a scene from an earlier, especially an unseen part of the story?
Flashback
"Show how the author develops the theme."
What does this question mean by "develop?"
Build it into a more rounded, larger idea
What is a complex character?
Complex characters have conflicting motivations
How long should a theme be?
A phrase or complete sentence
Name an example of an archetypal story.
Flood mythology
What is it called when one story works as a starting point for another story, which becomes the major focus of the text?
Frame narrative
What does "identify" mean here?
Point out or choose