Characters that grow and change throughout the course of the story.
What is dynamic?
100
The logical conclusion of the climax.
What is falling action?
100
The main character in conflict.
What is the protagonist?
100
The narrator is a character in the story who refers to himself as "I".
What is first person point of view?
100
A statement to teach the reader something, like "Don't talk to strangers."
What is a moral?
200
A two-dimensional character, that only serves a single function in the story.
What is a flat character?
200
When the teacher is absent from the room in "All Summer in a Day," the plot moves to this part.
What is rising action?
200
The character struggles with making a personal decision.
What is inner conflict? OR What is "man vs. self"?
200
What the story is "about." What the author wants to tell you about life.
What is theme?
200
The term for when the author reveals the theme directly.
What is a stated theme?
300
Indirect characterization.
What is the method of characterization that requires the reader to make inferences about the character based on Speech, Action, Thoughts, Appearance, and Others' Opinions?
300
The three pieces of information necessary in the Exposition.
What are characters, conflict, and setting?
300
Two characters are at arguing with one another.
What is "man vs. man"?
300
Any person, place, or object that has meaning in itself, but usually stands for something larger, like an idea, quality, attitude, etc.
What is symbolism?
300
Antagonist.
What is "whomever or whatever is in conflict with the main character"?
400
Indirect method of characterization based on what the character says.
What is Speech?
400
The climax.
What is the emotional high point of the story?
400
The New Jersey coastline and Hurricane Sandy is one example of this.
What is "man vs. nature"?
400
A hint of things to come in the story, like seeing the wolf behind the tree in Red Riding Hood.
What is foreshadowing?
400
Term for when the narrator is outside the story and reveals the thoughts of only one character.
What is third person limited?
500
The method of characterization when an author specifically states what the character's personality is.
What is direct characterization?
500
"THE BETTER TO EAT YOU WITH, MY DEAR!"
What is climax?
500
Four main types of conflict.
What is man v. man, man vs. nature, man vs. self, man vs. society?
500
The author's attitude about the subject, story, characters.
What is tone?
500
The character's thoughts and the character's actions are examples of this.