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Characterization
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Potpourri
100
The central insight of a story, poem, or drama.
What is the theme?
100
A character that undergoes a significant change in outlook, attitude, personality, belief, or perspective.
What is a dynamic or developing character? (Both answers acceptable)
100
This main element of story refers to where and when the story takes place and plays a significant role in establishing mood.
What is setting?
100

This device is used in the following:

"She was a tornado on a ten-cent piece."

What is a metaphor?

100
The feeling or impression a literary work conveys to the reader. Also known as its emotional quality.
What is tone?
200
To restate a passage in simpler language so as to make the ideas clearer and more accessible to the reader.
What is paraphrase?
200
The character or force who opposes the protagonist.
What is the antagonist?
200
This is the writer's device (usually employed at the beginning of the story) used to give the reader information about setting and characters.
What is exposition?
200

"Meow"

"Boo"

"Snap, crackle, POP!"

What is onomatopoeia?
200
Ridicule of an idea, person, type of person, or even humanity, with the intent of bringing about reform or change.
What is satire?
300
Derived from the French word for "kind," this word means a type of literature, such as short story and drama, or romance and mystery.
What is genre?
300
Two ways a writer can present and develop a character in literature. One involves telling the reader, the other, showing the reader.
What is direct and indirect (or dramatic) characterization?
300
The high point of illumination or moment of greatest tension in a story.
What is the climax?
300
Peter purposefully plowed his pathetic pumpkin patch.
What is alliteration?
300
A judgement based on the facts, or a reasonable conclusion formed from the evidence. Also, the thesis of an argument.
What is an opinion?
400
An object, person, situation, or action, that in addition to its literal meaning, suggests other meanings as well.
What is a symbol?
400
This type of character is two-dimensional, characterized by one or two traits, and remains the same person throughout the story (not changing or developing).
What is a flat, static character? (both descriptors needed)
400
A type of story ending where there is an unexpected twist, which is the opposite of what the reader had expected to happen.
What is an ironical ending?
400

jumbo shrimp

quiet noise

sad joy

What is oxymoron?
400
The basic style of documentation used in the literary essay, and in other essays written in humanities courses.

What is MLA style of documentation?

(Modern Languages Association)

500
An indirect reference to a person, place, or thing... fictitious, actual, or historical that enriches or deepens meaning in a text.
What is allusion?
500
When the story is told from the perspective of one of the characters, but in the third person (using he/she rather than I), this is the perspective chosen.
What is limited omniscient point of view?
500
This occurs when a writer has relied too heavily on chance, coincidence, or outlandish events. The ending feels forced.
What is plot manipulation?
500

To exaggerate, as in the following:

I froze to death out there.

What is hyperbole?
500
The collection of written works generally agree upon by writers, critics, and teachers as worthy of reading and studying. This collection continues to expand to reflect diversity in gender, race, ethnicity, and culture.
What is the literary canon?