Point of View/Tone/Mood/Irony
This is the Point of View when the narrator uses I, my, me and makes you feel the most connected to the main character.
What is First Person?
This Element of Plot describes the most intense, suspenseful moment of the story.
What is Climax?
The type of characterization in which the text creator (writer) gives direct information, often in the exposition
What is Direct Characterization?
This is the External Conflict that is occurring when Kai is chasing Raiden in Man Tracker.
What is Man vs. Man?
This Element of Story is the message or lesson that the text creator (author) wants us to learn from the story.
What is Theme?
This is a feeling created for the reader through the use of descriptive words, imagery and atmosphere.
What is Mood?
This Plot Technique is when we get clues or hints of what is going to happen later in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
the character who prevents the main character from achieving his/her goal is this person in the conflict
What is Antagonist?
The mountaineer trying to make it to the top of Mount Everest is this type of External Conflict.
What is Man vs. Nature?
In addition to the characters and antecedent information (background), this Element of Story is found in the Exposition of the story.
What is Setting?
This type of irony is when we know something important that a character doesn't, creating a sense of suspense.
What is Dramatic Irony?
"The Landlady" uses this Plot Technique because we don't get told that Billy dies but rather are left in suspense to figure this out for ourselves.
What is Cliffhanger?
In The Landlady the statement "He was wearing a new navy-blue overcoat, a new brown trilby hat, and a new brown suit, and he was feeling fine" is an example of this type of characterization.
What is Direct Characterization?
What do we call the event that leads to the Conflict, which is the problem the main character has to solve?
What is Inciting or Initial Incident?
". . . 9:00 in the evening . . . " in "The Landlady" and "But now, a Friday, . . ." in "Just a Pigeon" and "It was about eleven o’clock at night . . ." in "Thank You, M'am" are examples of this Element of Setting.
What is Time?
Knowing the thoughts and feelings of Terrence but no one else in "Just a Pigeon" is an example of this Point of View.
What is Third Person Limited?
Roger tries to get away as he gets drug to Mrs. Jones house but she hangs on to him is this Element of Plot.
What is Rising Action?
"It's just a pigeon with a busted wing, he told himself" is an example of learning about Terrance by this method of Indirect Characterization.
What is Thoughts?
This is an example of what type of Conflict: Sally used to like hanging out with her friends and spending time with her family but ever since she got a phone and unlimited data use, she goes off by herself to play on her phone as soon as any of her friends upset her or her family annoys her.
What is Man vs. Technology?
A story of a European explorer interacting with First Nations people in North America during the 1500s is an example of this Element of Setting.
What is Background?
Sally was furious at her brother, Ben, for telling on her. Ben looked at Sally's red face and glaring eyes and thought, "I'm in trouble now!"
What is Third Person Omniscient?
The pigeon flew out of sight is this Element of Plot.
What is Resolution?
E and A stand for these two types of Indirect Characterization.
What is Effect and Action?
This is the main conflict in "Just a Pigeon".
What is Man vs. Self?
The warmth and coziness of the downstairs room compared to the wind and cold of the outside are examples of how Setting is used to create a pleasant and inviting _______________, thereby making us all the more unsuspecting of the landlady's ill intent.
What is Atmosphere or Mood?