Plot & Conflict
What do we call the struggle between two opposing forces in a story?
Conflict
What is the author’s attitude toward the subject?
Tone
What sound device uses the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words?
Alliteration
What is third-person limited narration?
Narrator knows the thoughts of one character only
What does it mean to infer something in a text?
To figure it out based on clues and reasoning
What type of conflict is character vs. self?
Internal Conflict
What’s one way you can tell the theme of a story?
Look at how the conflict is resolved and what the character learns
Define assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words
Why would an author use a first-person narrator?
It gives a personal, biased, emotional view of the events
What’s a good strategy to find implicit meaning?
Pay attention to tone, word choice, character actions
What kind of plot event usually follows the climax?
Falling Action
Give an example of a universal theme in literature
e.g., love conquers all, the price of power, identity search
What is personification?
Giving human qualities to non-human things
How can structure (like short paragraphs or sentence fragments) impact the pacing of a story?
It speeds up the pacing, creates tension
How can supporting evidence help prove a theme?
Examples and quotes back up your interpretation
How can a character’s motivation influence the rising action?
It drives decisions that build the plot
How does tone shift throughout a story?
Changes in events or character feelings can cause tone to shift
How do diction and tone work together in poetry?
Word choice (diction) creates the tone by showing the speaker's attitude
What is the difference between a narrator and the author?
The narrator tells the story; the author creates it and may have a different viewpoint
How is central idea different from theme?
Central idea is what the text is about; theme is the deeper message
Explain how a nonlinear plot can increase suspense or confusion.
It withholds info or scrambles events, making the reader think harder and stay alert
Why is tone important when analyzing a theme?
Tone reveals how the author feels about the theme and helps shape the reader’s understanding
Identify and explain two poetic devices used in this line: “The wind whispered secrets through the trees.”
Alliteration and Personification
How does an unreliable narrator affect the reader’s experience?
It makes us question what’s true and analyze events more deeply
DAILY DOUBLE!
WRITE:
Explain how an author uses language (diction and syntax) to create a mood of suspense
Short, abrupt sentences and dark word choices can create a tense, nervous mood