Elements of a Story
When: Last Tuesday 8am.
Where: A house in London, England.
Setting
You hear a noise in your home, you turn around and see a ghostly, dark figure.
Character vs. Supernatural
What is the difference between MOOD and TONE in literature?
Mood is how the piece of literature makes you feel when reading it.
Tone is the author's feelings towards the subject.
The action is focused on them; the good guy or main character in the story.
Protagonist
[This type of Irony is . . .]
Saying it's so cold outside when it's actually 105 degrees outside.
Verbal Irony
Getting punched in the face by someone.
Conflict
You walk into the cafeteria on Monday, you see Chester's eyes meet yours. Suddenly you're convinced he knows that you know. You start to panic and question how you even have friends if you're this weird. You run out of the cafeteria and into a pole.
Character vs. Self
FALSE.
A character foil is a character who contrasts with another character to better highlight or differentiate certain qualities of the protagonist. Ex: Mercutio vs Romeo.
Harry Poooootter is what type of character?
Dynamic and Round Character.
A character in a fictional work with depth or a complex personality.
[This type of irony is . . .]
When you see another character put poison in the food of the main character right before they start to eat it.
Dramatic Irony
These make up a short story.
Literary Elements: character, plot, setting, theme, point of view, conflict, and tone.
You realize that your male coworkers don't take you seriously as their new boss.
Character vs. Society
What is the name of the document required at the end of an MLA formatted essay?
Works Cited page
Causes problems for the protagonist.
Antagonist
[This type of irony is . . .]
When your English teacher spells things wring. :o)
Situational Irony
Ruth Casket had big brown eyes that freaked people out. It wasn't so much her eyes, but rather the fact that she was rude and hissed at people if they got too close to her.
Direct Characterization
Your newest Tesla starts to bug out and act crazy. Before you know it, you can't control your car. It takes you on the opposite side of the road and the speed starts to increase.
Character vs. Technology
The following is an example of what type of sentence?
The girls were painting animal pictures, and Katrina spilled the paint.
Compound sentence
This character is a character you don't know much about.
Flat Character
[This type of irony is . . .]
Knowing Juliet is alive while Romeo thinks she is dead.
Dramatic Irony
Direct or Indirect Characterization?
She knew what she did wasn't right, but stuff like that she found funny. She wasn't sure why Claire was upset and what the big deal was.
Indirect Characterization
You hear a loud warning alarm, but people ignore it. "Must not be that bad then," you figure. Then, you see the tornado appear over the horizon.
Character vs. Nature
[The type of POV this story is written in is . . .]
As the campers settled into their tents, Zara hoped her eyes did not betray her fear, Lisa silently wished for the night to quickly end, and Zander hoped they would make it through the night.
3rd person omniscient
This character is a character that can be easily recognized in plays, books, stories or movies. Ex: servant, evil stepmother, etc.
Stock Character
[This type of irony is . . .]
Expressing that you're okay to your friends, even though you just cried your eyes out.
Verbal Irony