Who is telling the story?
The person telling the story.
What is the narrator?
The part of the plot where the greatest action or suspense occurs.
What is the climax?
"The boy ran like the wind" is an example of what literary term?
What is a simile?
This type of characterization TELLS the audience what the personality of the character is.
What is Direct Characterization?
The way an author intends to make the audience feel. Usually, setting, dialogue and plot events contribute to the development of this literary term.
What is mood?
The view from which a story is being told.
What is point of view?
The part of the plot where the action begins and builds.
What is the rising action?
"Life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly" is an example of what literary term?
What is a metaphor?
The 5 ways authors can reveal character traits. (STEAL)
What is Speech, Thoughts, Effect on Others, Actions, and Looks
The message about life or lesson in a literary work .
What is the theme?
The point of view in which a character in the story tells the story from his/her perspective.
What is first person point of view?
The part of the plot where the action is starting to come to a close.
What is the falling action?
When something nonhuman is given human characteristics.
What is personification?
This type of characterization SHOWS things to the audience that reveals the personality of the character.
What is Indirect Characterization?
The most important idea in a piece of writing or the author's main point.
What is main/central idea.
The point of view in which a person outside of the story tells the story and only knows the thoughts of one character.
What is third person limited point of view?
The part of the plot where all "loose ends" are tied up and the problem(s) have been solved.
What is the resolution?
A deliberate exaggeration or overstatement such as, "It's a thousand degrees in this classroom."
What is a hyperbole?
This method of indirect characterization is being used in the following example: Each week, Mary volunteers at a soup kitchen serving meals to hungry people. Her elderly neighbor thinks Mary is wonderful because she weeds and waters his flower garden.
What is Effect on Others?
A rhetorical appeal that attempts to convince the audience by providing them with facts and statistics.
What is logos?
The point of view in which a person outside the story tells the story and knows the thoughts/feelings of all characters.
What is third person omniscient point of view?
The part of the plot where the characters, setting, and conflict are introduced.
What is the exposition?
A word that represents a sound, such as "boom," "crash," or "bam."
What is onomatopoeia?
This method of indirect characterization is being used in the following example: One day, the neighbor's dog bit Elliott's leg and tore his pants. "Don't worry about it!" he said. "Actually, it's my fault for disturbing the little guy," he continued.
What is Speech?
A rhetorical appeal that tries to persuade the audience by convincing them that the speaker is a good person and can be trusted. Often advertisements use celebrities to promote the product.
What is ethos?