The time and place of a story
What is setting?
When the story is told from the point of view of a character within the story who is telling their own story.
What is first person?
The type of figurative language shown here: My soul has grown deep like rivers.
What is simile?
when the audience knows more than the characters in the story
What is dramatic irony?
The story is told from the perspective of an outside observer and includes multiple peoples' perspectives.
What is third person omniscient?
Two overarching categories of conflict
What is external conflict and internal conflict?
This is the emotional feeling that a story gives you.
What is mood?
When the opposite of what we expect to happen in a story happens.
What is a symbol?
The point of view that uses the pronouns he, she, and they and focuses on one character's feelings and thoughts.
What is third person limited?
The type of conflict shown here: She couldn't decide whether or not to push him. She knew her life would be better without him, but she wasn't sure this was the way to go about it.
What is character vs self?
The words used to describe a character's personality.
What are traits?
Flat, round, static, and dynamic are all examples.
What are character types?
When the same type of character is seen in multiple books, movies, or shows.
What is a stereotype or stock character?
Name all 5 types of external conflict.
What is character vs...
- society
- character
- supernatural
- technology
- nature
One of these is when we go back in time in the story, and one is when we get a hint of what is to come.
What are flashback and foreshadowing?