CHARACTER & CONFLICT
A story's protagonist will usually be this type of character, since we get to know them pretty well!
What is a round character?
The name of this point of view literally means "all-knowing."
What is omniscient point of view?
This type of irony is sometimes synonymous with sarcasm.
What is verbal irony?
This is the term for the underlying idea that the story (or author) is trying to express.
What is theme?
Mark punched me, hard. "This was very expensive! You can't even find it in stores now. It probably cost more than what your dad paid for your mom!"
I stumbled and fell to the floor. Laohu growled and leapt at Mark's face.
The protagonist of "Identities" is an example of this type of character, since he keeps the same assumptions and beliefs right up to the last moment of his life!
This is the term for the person or voice from whose point of view the story is told.
What is the narrator?
To a modern audience, the passengers' excitement to board the ship in Titanic would be an example of this.
What is dramatic irony?
The ebony clock in "Masque of the Red Death" is one of many examples of this.
What is symbolism?
"It is getting to be a great effort for me to think straight. Just this nervous weakness, I suppose [...] -- there are so many of those creeping women, and they creep so fast. I wonder if they all came out of that wall paper, as I did?"
What is internal conflict and symbolism?
The characters' attempt to escape the plague in "The Masque of the Red Death" is an example of this type of conflict.
What is external conflict (person vs. environment)?
This point of view is similar to a camera: watching the characters from the outside, but without access to their internal feelings or thoughts.
What is objective point of view?
This type of irony could occur when someone's action causes the opposite of what they intended.
What is situational irony?
This technique uses humour to draw attention to a normally serious topic.
What is satire?
"There were ballet dancers, there were musicians, there was beauty, there was wine. All these and security were within. Without was the Red Death."
What is juxtaposition?
In "The Paper Menagerie," Jack's evolving attitude towards his mother and heritage makes him an example of this type of character.
What is a dynamic character?
In first person point of view, the narrator is usually this character.
Who is the protagonist?
The ending of "Identities" demonstrates both of these types of irony.
What are situational irony and dramatic irony?
"Totem" uses this technique to illustrate the Canadian government's treatment of indigenous peoples.
What is allegory?
"So intent is he upon the future that he dangerously ignores the present and does not notice the police car, concealed in the shadows of a side street, nose out and follow him."
What is foreshadowing, dramatic irony, and omniscient point of view?
Should I help my friend, or tell the truth? I just can't decide!
What is internal conflict (person vs. self)?
In these two types of point of view, the reader only sees the knowledge and thoughts of a single character.
What are first person point of view, and third person limited point of view?
Dramatic irony usually creates one of these two effects.
What is tension/suspense or humour?
Oh my gosh... I finally understand! I understand everything!!
What is epiphany?
"Larue held the totem pole and Jimmy cut through the base, the chain screaming, the wood chips flying all around the gallery. Some of the larger chips bounced off the paintings and left small dents in the swirling waves and the glistening rocks and the seabirds floating in the wind."
What is allegory, imagery, and objective point of view?