Elements of Fiction #1
When an author describes a character in a straightforward manner, as if telling the reader directly
Direct Characterization
The high point of action in a story. Usually the point of no return for the protagonist.
Climax
A character type that does not change throughout the course of the story
Static Character
Where the narrator tells the story from the perspective of a single protagonist, referring to them by name or using a third person pronoun such as they/she/he.
Third Person Limited Point of View
In "The Landlady", what point of view is used, and how does it impact the development of suspense in the story?
Third person limited, keeping us uncertain about the landlady's intentions
A type of character with only one dominant character trait
Flat Character
A character with multiple and varied personality traits
Round Character
The events that lead up to the climax of a story
Rising Action
Type of irony where what occurs differs from what is expected to occur
Situational Irony
What theme is most apparent in "Civil Peace" by Chinua Achebe?
A. The importance of wealth and material possessions
B. The struggle for power in a post-colonial society
C. The enduring human spirit in the face of adversity
D. The romanticized view of nature
C. The enduring human spirit in the face of adversity
The beginning segment of a story that offers the background details
Exposition
A type of irony where what is said is not what is meant
Verbal Irony
The central topic, subject, or message within a piece of literature.
Theme
The attitude that a character or narrator or author takes towards a given subject.
Tone
In "The Masque of the Red Death", the hourly chiming of the clock serves to:
Contributes to the suspenseful mood by pausing the festivities briefly and using an unsettling sound to remind the guests of their unavoidable mortality.
A type of character that goes through some sort of major change in a story
Dynamic Character
A story that is written from the perspective of “I” is in what point of view?
First Person
In a narrative work, the audience's excited anticipation about the plot or conflict (which may be heightened by a violent moment, stressful scene, puzzle, mystery, etc.)
Suspense/Dramatic Irony
How we are made to feel as readers, or the emotion evoked by the author.
Mood
Which of the following is an example of indirect characterization in the story?
Poe's description of the Red Death
The author’s explanation of the abbey's defenses
The direct description of the seven rooms
Prince Prospero's decision to hide from the Red Death
Prince Prospero's decision to hide from the Red Death
When an author describes a character through the character’s speech, thoughts, effect on other characters, actions, or looks.
Indirect Characterization
When an author hints at something that will occur later in a story.
Foreshadowing
The main character in a story
Protagonist
Irony where the reader knows something that a character or characters do not
Dramatic Irony
How does Achebe use indirect characterization to describe the thieves in "Civil Peace?"
By their appearance and attire
By their dialogue and demands
Through Jonathan’s thoughts about them
Through their background stories
By their dialogue and demands