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Character
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Theme
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Figurative Language
100

This "tells" the audience what the personality of the character is. Example: "The patient boy and the quiet girl were both well mannered and did not disobey their mother."

What is direct characterization?

100

This is when characters struggle against something or someone outside themselves.

What is external conflict?

100

This is the key element of all literature--fiction, nonfiction, poetry and drama. It shows what the story is really about; the author's insight about life. It reveals a "universal truth" about our lives and human experience.

What is theme?

100

When a character "I" narrates, or tells the story, it is called ______________.

What is first-person point of view?

100

"Busy as a bee." "Run like the wind." "He's as tough as nails." Are all examples of what?

What is a simile?

200

This "shows" things that "reveal" the personality of the character. Five different methods of showing this are through: speech, thoughts, actions, looks, and the effect on other characters and their reactions.

What is indirect characterization?

200

This type of struggle happens inside the characters' mind.

What is internal conflict?

200

This is what the work is really about. It can usually be said in one or two words.

What is the subject?

200
When the narrator tells the story through just one persons perspective, it is called ____________.
What is third-person (limited)?
200

"He is a bear in the morning." "A blanket of snow." "You are my sunshine." Are all examples of what?

What is metaphor?

300

The attributes or qualities you use to describe your friend and his or her character____________.

What are character traits?

300

This element of plot "hints" at what may happen later in the story.

What is foreshadowing?

300
Works by different authors have similar themes. They are called _________ themes.
What are recurring themes?
300
When the narrator, who is not a character, is all-knowing, this point of view is called ____________.
What is third-person (omnicient)?
300

When animals or objects of nature take on human qualities, this is called ______________.

What is personification?

400

This is the "hero" of the story, the main character.

What is the protagonist?

400

This element of plot leaves the reader with an anxious feeling that makes them sit on the edge of their seat in anticipation.

What is suspense?

400

Themes that occur everywhere, in all types of stories all over the world are called __________ themes.

What are universal themes?

400
When a writer includes their own personal thoughts, feelings, and opinions, this is called ___________ writing.
What is subjective?
400

"Bang!" "Zap!" "Croak" "Oink" "Bark" Are all examples of_______________.

What is onomatopoeia?

500
This is the anti-hero, the nemesis or villan of the story.
What is the antagonist?
500

This is the part of the plot where the conflict is resolved; one side or the other wins. 

What is the climax?

500

"Bravery" is an example of a _________ and "The courage to be unpopular can be one of the highest forms of bravery" is an example of ________.

What is a subject and theme?

500
When a writer writes only with facts, sticks to statistics and proven truth, this is called ___________ writing.
What is objective?
500

This is an exaggeration used as a rhetorical device or figure of speech, such as: "I have a million things to do!"

What is hyperbole?