Character
The process of revealing the personality of a character in a story
Characterization
This word means all-knowing
Omniscient
Events that make up a story
Plot
What is the contrast between appearance and reality?
Irony
Words are used to paint a picture in the reader's mind. Descriptive words are used to appeal to any of the 5 senses
Imagery
When a writer tells us what a character is like.
Direct Characterization
Narrator is not a character in the story, story is told from ONE character's vantage point
Third-Person Limited
A character who, by comparison, brings out the characteristics of another character and creates a stark contrast is called a
foil character
A contradiction between what is SAID and what is MEANT
Verbal Irony
The feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for a reader
Mood
A character does not change much in the story
Static Character
The point of view where prounouns I, WE, ME, MY, OUR are used
First-Person
The literal dictionary definition of a word
Denotation
The audience knows something about present or future circumstances that the character doesn't know.
Dramatic Irony
Writer's use of hints or clues to suggest events that will occur later in a story
Foreshadowing
Characters that change significantly during the course of the story are considered
Dynamic character
The narrator is all-knowing. The author can enter the minds of all the characters and describe what all characters are thinking and feeling.
Third-Person Omniscient
Figurative language when one thing is said to be another
Metaphor
A situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended
Situational Irony
An underlying message about life or human nature that the writer wants the reader to understand
Theme
When the author allows the reader to decide what the character is like based on how they act, talk with others, etc.
Indirect Characterization
The narrator IS a character in the story
First-Person
reference to Odysseus from The Odyssey in the middle of a different text
Allusion
A character is hiding behind the curtain, and the audience knows this but other characters do not. This is an example of what type of irony?
Dramatic Irony
The specific word choice an author uses to persuade or convey tone, purpose, or effect
Diction