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Characterization
Characterization is the representation of the traits, motives, and psychology of a character in a narrative.
External Conflict
An external conflict is a problem, antagonism, or struggle that takes place between a character and an outside force. External conflict drives the action of a plot forward.
Flat Character
Simple
Who cares most about Doodle "fitting in" at school?
His brother (the narrator)
Who or what does the scarlet ibis symbolize?
Doodle
Indirect Characterization
Indirect characterization is when an author reveals a character’s traits through actions, thoughts, speech, etc., instead of saying it outright.
Direct Characterization
Direct characterization is when an author describes a character in a straightforward manner, as if telling the reader directly.
Round Character
Round characters typically have fully fleshed-out and multi-faceted personalities, backgrounds, desires, and motivations.
Walter Mitty is a _____ and ______ character
Round and static
How does Mrs. Mitty feel about Walter Mitty, based on how they interact?
She is annoyed by his absent mindedness
Internal Conflict
Internal conflict in literature is the struggle between a character’s values or desires and their goals.
First Person Point of View
In first-person narration, the narrator is a person in the story, telling the story from their own point of view. The narration usually utilizes the pronoun I (or we, if the narrator is speaking as part of a group).
Static Characters
A character is said to be "static" if they do not undergo any substantial internal changes as a result of the story's major plot developments.
What is the theme of "If I Forget Thee Oh Earth"?
The Earth should be respected and preserved for future generations.
How do the people in Walter Mitty's daydreams seem to view him?
They respect him and they look up to him
3rd Person Limited Point of View
Third person limited is a point of view in which the narrator tells the story from one character’s perspective at a time, using the pronouns he, she, and they to describe their thoughts and actions.
3rd Person Omniscient Point of View
An omniscient narrator is all-seeing and all-knowing. They can access and reveal to readers the thoughts and feelings of many or all characters.
Dynamic Characters
A dynamic character faces trials and tribulations, and takes time to learn from their encounters, experiences, and mistakes, as well as from other characters.
Why does Montresor keep warning Fortunato about the quality of the air in the catacombs?
To avoid suspicion of his true motives (revenge)
What is the strange thing happening in the Grimes Buildings?
It is haunted by 2 ghosts
Foreshadowing
Foreshadowing is a literary device that writers utilize as a means to indicate or hint to readers something that is to follow or appear later in a story.
Plot: Falling Action
The falling action of a story is the section of the plot following the climax, in which the tension stemming from the story's central conflict decreases and the story moves toward its conclusion.
Verbal Irony
Verbal irony occurs when the literal meaning of what someone says is different from—and often opposite to—what they actually mean.
Describe the plot diagram of this story
Exposition: Rainsford is a hunter
Rising action: Rainsford falls off the boat, swims to Shiptrap Island, meets Gen. Zaroff who hunts humans, and is sent into the wilderness to try and survive the hunt
Climax: Rainsford jumps off the cliff
Falling Action: Gen Zaroff thinks he has won, eats a nice dinner
Resolution: Rainsford kills Gen. Zaroff
Fortunato goes down to the catacombs with Montresor because
He tricks him by making him act pridefully. He gets him talking about wine and feeling competitive toward another wine expert.