Points of View
What is a first person perspective in writing?
When the character is the narrator and is telling what happened from their own point of view
Provide an example of a man vs man conflict
Anything where two people are in conflict with one another
Provide an example of Onomatopoeia
Boom, Zap, Pow
What is spot 4 called on the plot diagram?
Climax
Who are the protagonists of The Outsiders and Swallowing Stones
Michael MacKenzie and Jenna Ward (Swallowing Stones)
Ponyboy (The Outsiders)
What is third person perspective in writing?
When the narrator exists outside of the events of the story
Provide an example of man vs self conflict
conflict that involves a character's internal struggle against themselves
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
Simile is a direct comparison, using like or as
Metaphor is an indirect comparison that does not use like or as
What are spot 3 and 5 called on the plot diagram?
Rising Action and Falling Action
In The Outsiders, is Soda a static or a dynamic character? Why?
Static; he does not change throughout the story
What is second person perspective in writing?
The narrator tells the story to the character using "you"
Stories where the main character is running from the government or fighting against it would be examples of what type of conflict?
Man vs society
If a character said "I'm Romeo to your Juliette" in reference to Shakespeare, what figure of speech would the author be using?
Allusion
What is spot 6 called on the Plot diagram?
Resolution
What is the difference between a round and a flat character?
Round characters are well developed (complex) whereas flat characters are not well developed (not complex)
Identify which perspective each narrator is speaking in
Second
Third
First
Man vs nature
What type of figurative language is this?
The sun smiled down at us as we walked towards the beach
Personification
What is spot 2 called on the Plot Diagram
Initial Incident
What is a stock character?
A character that is used in lots of stories and is easily recognizable
What are the three types of third person perspective? List and explain them
Omniscient - sees and knows everything (thoughts, feelings, etc)
Limited Omniscient - sees and knows some things (thoughts, feelings, etc) but often not for all characters
Objective - does not see and know things beyond the story (does not see thoughts, feelings, etc.)
If a character was wrongly accused of something, they would be experiencing which type of conflict?
Man vs society
If a little kid said that lunch is "a million minutes away," what type of figurative language are they using?
Hyperbole
What is spot 1 called on the plot diagram
Exposition
What is the difference between a static and a dynamic character?
A static character changes throughout the story. A dynamic character does not change throughout the story