Literary Elements Vocab 1
TWO ANSWERS:
1. The main character in a story. Often labeled the "good guy".
2. The opposing force of the main character. The obstacle or "villain" in a story.
What is:
1. protagonist
2. antagonist
From what point of view is "The Hunger Games" told?
What is first person point of view?
Dynamic characters are characters that change throughout the story.
Static characters are characters that remain the same throughout the story.
Who are some of the static characters from "The Hunger Games"? List at least THREE
Clove, Prim, Cinna, Thresh, Portia, Foxface, Glimmer, Claudius Templesmith, etc.
The part of the story that introduces the conflict and starts to build intensity, leading to the climax.
What is the RISING ACTION
In chapter 12, Katniss tries on a pair of sunglasses. They mess with her vision, so she puts them away. Nothing more is said in chapter 12 about these glasses. This scene was a clear example of what?
What is foreshadowing?
While at dinner in the Capitol, Katniss notices an Avox girl and starts to recognize her from a previous encounter. We then get a detailed retelling of the moment she originally met this Avox girl. This is an example of what literary element?
What is a flashback?
The locale, time, and climate in which a story takes place.
District 12, the Capitol, the arena, etc.
What is the setting of a story?
CONFLICT:
When Katniss pushed Peeta over into the flower urn and began arguing with him, what type of conflict was going on?
Person vs. Person
(Katniss vs. Peeta)
This part of the story are the events that follow the climax and lead to the resolution. This is where the loose ends of the story are tied up.
What is the FALLING ACTION?
The action that makes up a story from start to finish.
What is plot?
An object that is given a deeper meaning because of its relevance or context in a story.
Example: The mockingjay is more than a bird. It's a ____________ of rebellion and, for the Capitol, a clear reminder of their failure trying to control the districts.
What is a symbol?
Katniss is a strong-willed, independent young adult who has a mind of her own. She loves her sister insurmountably, but refuses to forgive her mother for neglecting them when their father was killed in a mining accident. She is a spit-fire and a fighter.
She is the protagonist and is a dynamic character in The Hunger Games.
What is characterization?
CONFLICT:
At the end of chapter 12, we see Katniss in a desperate search for water. Without it, she will surely die. This is what type of conflict?
Person vs. Nature
(Katniss vs. dehydration)
The most intense/high point in the story.
What is the CLIMAX?
Put the following plot mountain terms in order:
climax, resolution, rising action, falling action, exposition
What is:
1. Exposition
2. Rising Action
3. Climax
4. Falling Action
5. Resolution
When the author provides clues throughout a story that hint at something significant yet to come.
Example: Katniss remarks that this reaping will be especially difficult for Prim. Katniss says, “I know these next few hours will be terrible for her. Her first reaping. She’s about as safe as you can get, since she’s only entered once. I wouldn’t let her take out any tesserae. But she’s worried about me. That the unthinkable might happen.”
What is foreshadowing?
The main idea of a work of literature; the message the author is trying to get across to the reader. The lesson or moral of the story.
What is theme?
On the rooftop the night before the Games begin, Peeta confesses to Katniss that he's struggling to deal with the fact that he will have to kill somebody. He doesn't want it to change who he is. What type of conflict is this?
Person vs. Self
(Peeta vs. His Identity/Humanity)
This part of the story introduces the characters, setting, and background knowledge for the world in which the story takes place. This is the beginning of the story.
What is the EXPOSITION?
Rebellion is sometimes necessary for a society because it brings about change and helps put an end to the injustices that plague the people.
Friendships can form in the most unlikely of places.
You are who you choose to be in this life, and nothing can stop you if you don't allow it to.
These are examples of what in "The Hunger Games"?
What are themes?
A contradiction between what appears to be real/genuine and reality.
Example: Effie Trinket remarks on the train that previous tributes who ate with their hands were barbaric savages. In reality, SHE and the Capitol are the savages, for they are forcing children into an arena to kill each other.
What is irony?
The fact that Katniss is known as "the girl who is on fire" and is then fighting for her life against a massive wall of fire is an example of what literary element?
What is irony?
CONFLICT:
When Katniss felt forced to volunteer as tribute to keep Prim from having to go to the Hunger Games, what type of conflict was going on?
What is Person vs. Society?
(Katniss vs. The Capitol)
The end of the story which wraps up the events of the plot, providing a fitting and logical conclusion.
What is the RESOLUTION?
This literary element can change from scene to scene. It is the feelings that YOU the reader experience while reading.
When Katniss was chosen for the Hunger Games, you might say that there was an "anxious" and "tense" one of these.
What is MOOD?