Sensory Details
True or False?
This is an example of a sensory detail:
"The difficulty of trying a new activity"
False
True or False?
Direct characterization tells, whereas indirect characterization shows.
True
True or False
Omniscient narration is narration that moves freely between characters and locations.
True
Which sentence has the greater amount of psychic distance?
1. A man stands alone, in costume, on an empty stage.
2. Please let me remember my lines, he thought.
Sentence 1
True or False
An unreliable narrator is a narrator who is very concerned about what other people think.
False
Which of the following is a sensory detail?
A. The pleasure of making a new friend
B. The difficulty of trying a new activity
C. The smell of trees after a rainstorm
C. The smell of trees after a rainstorm
Which best explains the term complex character?
A. A character who shows different sides
B. A character that advances the action
C. A character with a forceful disposition
A. A character who shows different sides
In which point of view is the following sentence written?
You can't quite believe the news when you hear it, as if it isn't quite real.
A. First-person point of view
B. Second-person point of view
C. Third-person point of view
B. Second-person point of view
What does the term psychic distance mean?
A. A suggestion that the narrator is intentionally lying to the reader
B. The physical area in which a story is set, including flashbacks
C. How close the reader feels to the story's characters and events.
C. How close the reader feels to the story's characters and events.
Which is a classic type of unreliable narrator?
A. A madman
B. A protagonist
C. A hero
A. A madman
What is the act of noticing and writing about what you perceive with your senses?
Observation
Fill in the blank
Writers help their readers really understand their characters by developing their ______, which includes their personality, thoughts, feelings, hopes, and fears.
Inner lives
What is the type of narration that tries to imitate the patterns of a character's thoughts?
Example: Hot today, well not too hot, as it used to be in Nashville.
Stream of Consciousness
This is the overall feeling, attitude, or mood the reader gets from a piece of writing.
Tone
Which is the best example of an unreliable narrator?
A. A loyal friend
B. A guilty criminal
C. A strict parent
B. A guilty criminal