Plot Devices
Introduces characters, establishes the setting and other background information? (Which plot element?)
Exposition
Using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’ when comparing two dissimilar things
Simile
“The little boy was small but proud.”
What type of characterization is used in this passage?
Direct characterization
Using the pronoun “you” is which point of view?
2nd person
This literary device is the author’s use of subtle hints or clues to suggest events that will occur later in the story.
foreshadowing
Explain rising action
Events that lead to more tension and build up to the climax
Stating that one thing is like another dissimilar thing without using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’
Metaphor
“Alaya walked past the mean girls to her locker, keeping her chin up and her eyes straight ahead, even after enduring horrible comments from them yesterday.”
What type of characterization is used in this passage?
indirect characterization
“I was walking to school when I realized no one else was walking with me like they usually do.” (Which Point of View?)
1st person
The author’s attitude toward the subject matter or the audience, often conveyed through word choice and style, is known as this term.
tone
The Killing of Curley’s Wife in Of Mice and Men would be labeled as which plot element? (Exposition, Rising Action..etc.)
Climax
An over exaggeration used to convey meaning
Hyperbole
This type of character is generally given multiple aspects to their personalities so the reader knows more about them.
round character
The Great Depression could be considered a temporal (time), environmental (physical), or social (psychological) aspect when considering setting in Of Mice and Men.
Social (psychological)
The underlying central idea or universal truth that a work explores, such as "don’t judge a book by its cover.”
Theme
Events that are the direct result of the climax? (Which plot element)
Falling action
This makes a comparison between two things and explains it
Analogy
This type of character does not change over the course of a story.
static character
The sun was setting over the horizon, casting a beautiful orange hue over the city skyline. Jane was walking home from work, her mind preoccupied with thoughts of the day. Meanwhile, her neighbor, Derek, was plotting his next crime, unaware that the police were already closing in. (3rd person limited or omniscient point of view?)
Omniscient
When a character in a play is unaware of facts known by the audience, it is called dramatic this term, a contrast between expectation and reality.
Irony
George’s decision to kill Lennie would qualify as which plot element?
Resolution
“The little baby deer of a girl stumbled towards me, fumbling around with her uncoordinated legs,” is an example of what figurative language type?
Metaphor
The protagonist, or main character, of a story usually learns a lesson or undergoes some kind of change. Because of this, what type of character is the protagonist (usually)?
dynamic character
Curley lashed his body around. ‘By Christ, he’s [Lennie] gotta talk when he’s spoken to. What the hell are you gettin’ into it for?’
‘We travel together,’ said George coldly.
‘Oh, so it’s that way.’
George was tense, and motionless. ‘Yeah, it’s that way.’
Lennie was looking helplessly to George for instructions.
(Which word or words would help you determine the mood or tone of this passage?)
lashed, tense, motionless, helplessly, coldly
This is the process by which a writer reveals the personality of a character, either directly through description or indirectly through their actions, dialogue, or thoughts.
characterization