process by which a writer makes that character seam real to the reader
What is characterization?
100
Position from which literary work is told, which may be a character within (first person) or
outside (third person) the story
What is point of view?
100
Figure of speech making casual reference to a famous person or literary figure or event
What is an allusion?
100
Writing expressing special and usually practical knowledge, especially of a mechanical or scientific subject; marked by or characteristic of specialization
What is technical language?
100
point of greatest excitement or tension in conflict
What is climax?
200
stereotypical or one-sided
What is a flat character?
200
reveals thoughts of single character and presents other characters only externally; narration typically uses pronouns, such as he, they, or she
What is third-person limited?
200
Harsh, cutting personal remarks to or about someone, not necessarily ironic
What is sarcasm?
200
Intentional departure from normal order, construction, or meaning of words in order to make a fresh expression, create a mental picture, or illustrate similarities in otherwise dissimilar things
What is figurative language?
200
Action that follow introduction, begins with an inciting incident, introducing the conflict, which increases during the development, and leads to the climax
What is rising action?
300
do not change in personality or beliefs throughout story
What is a static character?
300
major or minor character or witness within a story, who tells only what he sees, thinks, or hears and typically uses pronouns, such as I or we
What is first-person narrator
300
Joke or play on words
What is a pun?
300
Language that appeals to at least one of the five senses and creates one of the types of imagery: visual, olfactory, tactile, auditory, taste
What is sensory language?
300
Action that leads from the climax to denouement, during which characters decide or fate determines how conflict will be resolved
What is falling action?
400
change in personality or beliefs during a story; they mature, decline in wisdom, or change
their attitudes about life
What is a dynamic character?
400
Position or point of view, from which the literary work is told, which may be a character within or outside the story
What is the narrator?
400
Descriptive phrase consisting of juxtaposed words with opposite meanings; adjacent antonyms
What is an oxymoron?
400
Denotative or dictionary meaning of words
What is literal language?
400
The order in which a story’s events take place
What is sequence?
500
fully developed mental, physical, and emotional traits: many faceted
What is a round character?
500
narrator sees and knows all characters thoughts and actions
What is third-person omniscient?
500
Figure of speech in which exaggeration is used without intent of literal meaning to heighten effect or add humor
What is hyperbole?
500
Version of a language spoken by people of a particular region or social group
What is dialect?
500
opening action of plot that reveals major characters and setting