Literature Terms 1
Literature Terms 1
Plot Diagram
The stories
Surprise
100

What is irony?

It's the contrast between expectation and reality

100

What's a problem?

A situation that is harmful to a character

100

What are the main 3 parts of a plot diagram?

Beginning, middle and end

100

How would you describe the house on mango street?

Ugly, broken down, etc.

100

What's your tutor's name?

Priscila

200

What are the 3 types of irony?

Verbal, situational and dramatic

200

What's a solution?

It's HOW you solve a problem in the story

200

What parts make up the beginning of a story?

The exposition

The conflict

200

What did the protagonist from the mango street want?

To live in a real house

200
How did the crazy man get caught?

He thought he had been caught because of the beating heart he heard, but in reality, it was just him confessing his crime because he was feeling guilty

300

What is verbal irony? (Use fancy words)

When someone says something that means the opposite

300

What's the POV?

The way the author allows the reader to know about the story

300

What parts make up the middle of a story?

The rising action

The climax

300

Describe the protagonist of the TELL TALE HEART

Mad, crazy, guilty, psychotic, etc.

300

What's rethoric?

What we write to persuade the reader

400

What's dramatic irony? (Use fancy words)

When the reader knows something the characters don't

400

What's the perspective?

It's how every character sees something. It changes to every character.
400

What parts make up the end?

The falling action

The resolution

400

Share what the story of the TELL TALE HEART was

...

400

How would you describe the life of the man on Mango street?

Poor, etc.

500

What's situational irony?

When the opposite of what is expected happens

500

What is a problem and solution purpose in a story?

It's a PATTERN OF ORGANIZATION where information is expressed as a dilemma and something that can be done to solve it.

500

What is a plot diagram?

An organizational tool used to map the events in a story

500

Share how both stories made you feel and why

...

500

How was the life of the protagoniste before he lived on mango street?

the same