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LITERATURE
POINT OF VIEW (POV)
CHARACTERIZATION
PLOT
POETRY
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Both are story types. One contains information that is not-real and the other contains information that is based on real facts and information.
What is the difference between FICTION and NON-FICTION?
100
The rate at which the story's action moves.
What is PACE?
100
Makes the character take action.
What is MOTIVATION?
100
The introductory material of the PLOT which gives the setting, creates the tone presents the characters, and presents other facts necessary to understanding the story.
What is the EXPOSITION?
100
A figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects or ideas (e.g., happy house).
What is PERSONIFICATION
200
An author's manner of expression.
What is STYLE?
200
Narration in which the point of view is that of someone outside the story who refers to all characters by name or as "he," "she" and "they".
What is THIRD PERSON NARRATIVE
200
CHARACTER TYPES (2): 1. The central character in a work of literature - with a goal. 2. The character or force that opposes the central character.
What is . . . 1. PROTAGONIST 2. ANTAGONIST
200
The struggle between opposing forces that brings about the action within a story or drama; can be internal (within a character) or external (between a character and an outside force).
What is the CONFLICT?
200
A figure of speech: 1. comparison uses "like" or "as" 2. direct comparison doesn't use "like" or "as"
What is . . . 1. simile 2. metephor
300
The elements of literature that . . . 1. Looks Back 2. Hints Forward
What is . . . 1. Flashback 2. Foreshadow
300
Narrative in which the point of view is that of the main character.
What is FIRST PERSON NARRATIVE
300
Two types of characterization: 1. What the AUTHOR tells us about a character 2. What we know about a character through action, dialogue, clothing, or what other characters say about him or her.
What is . . . 1. DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION 2. INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION
300
The time and place of the action of a literary work.
What is the SETTING?
300
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words (e.g., winter wind).
What is ALLITERATION?
400
The definition of an OBJECTIVE SUMMARY.
What is . . . SOMEBODY WANTED BUT SO THEN?
400
The difference between these 2 THIRD PERSON Points of View (POV): 1. from the viewpoint of a single character 2. from the viewpoint - outside the story - narrator knows all
What is . . . 1. LIMITED 2. OMNISCIENT
400
Two types of characters: 1. A character with only one outstanding trait or feature. 2. A character who is complex and multi-dimensional.
What is . . . 1. FLAT 2. ROUND
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The point in a literary work at which the chief dramatic complication is resolved.
What is RESOLUTION (Denoument)
400
POETRY TERMS: 1. Words whose sound imitates their suggested meaning, (e.g., buzz, hiss and clang). 2. A figure of speech which uses a deliberate exaggeration (e.g., I have told you a million times). 3. A combination of words that often possess a meaning other than its logical one (e.g., an easy test might be described as a piece of cake). 4. a two or three word phrase that contains opposite word or ideas. (e.g., jumbo shrimp, deafening silence)
What is 1. onomatopoeia 2. hyperbole 3. idiom 4. oxymoron
500
Two types of meaning: 1. The actual meaning of a word or a phrase. 2. An interpretation of written work.
What is . . . 1. LITERAL MEANING 2. FIGURATIVE MEANING
500
Point of View (POV) 1. Factual - without bias 2. Based on Opinion - contains bias
What is . . . 1. Objective 2. Subjective
500
Two types of characters: 1. A character who undergoes a change during the course of a story. 2. A character who does not change during a story
What is . . . 1. DYNAMIC 2. STATIC
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The FIVE parts of the PLOT STRUCTURE.
What are: 1. EXPOSITION 2. RISING ACTION 3. CLIMAX 4. FALLING ACTION 5. RESOLUTION
500
Details perceived by sight, hearing, smell or any mode by which one perceives stimuli outside or within the body.
What are SENSORY DETAILS?