Plot
What is plot?
The sequence of events in a story.
Name a few archetype characters:
Hero, Mother Figure, Mentor, Scapegoat, The Foil, Villain, Innocent Youth
"The mountain stood as tall as clouds" is an example of:
A simile, Personification
What is Theme?
The underlying meaning in a literary work.
What is A short story
Shorter than a novel, but still with a developed theme.
What is the inciting incident in a story?
When an event thrusts the protagonist into the main action of the story.
What is characterization?
A description of the distinctive nature or features of someone or something.
What type of figurative language is this?
Boom!
Onomatopoeia
What is tone?
The feeling the author intended you to get from the text.
What it the first thing you must do when unlocking the prompt/task?
Read the prompt/task carefully.
What is a conclusion?
The end or finish of an event or process.
Is this direct or indirect characterization?
Timmy is a terrible human being who hates everything, even puppies.
Direct
What type of figurative language is this?
Its raining cats and dogs!
idiom
What is the mood of a story or text?
Mood is the feeling that you get from a text
In unlocking a prompt/task, what should you circle?
key direction verbs.
Is this internal or external conflict? Timmy was in shock from learning about what happened to the people he injured, and hid in his corner in fear.
Internal
Is this indirect or direct characterization?
Timmy slapped the man, then ran away, stealing his child.
Indirect; doesn't explicitly state his emotions or a description of the character.
What type of figurative language is this?
The sun is a bright lamp lighting up the sky.
Metaphor
In Tangerine, what are some possible moods?
Sad, Mad, Mysterious
When unlocking the prompt, why should you underline important ideas?
to understand how you need to do the task.
Is this an example of internal or external conflict: Timmy chased after his brother with a paddle, and beat him.
External (His conflict against his brother)
What is the difference between dynamic and static characters?
Static do not change throughout the story, dynamic does change
"Timmy terribly tackled the terrific Jaxon" is an example of what?
Alliteration
What are some possible tones of Chapter 1 in LOTF?
Mysterious, Foreboding, suspenseful
What is a narrative?
a spoken or written account of connected events, aka a story.