when the narrator is the speaker or character who tells the story
What is first-person narrator
100
A _________ character is complex, showing many different qualities--revealing faults as well as virtues.
What is round
100
This goddess is invoked at the beginning to help tell the tale of Odysseus. She also aids him and his son throughout the tale.
Who is Athena
100
a sudden flash of insight
What is an epiphany
200
the use of clues about events that have not yet occurred
What is foreshadowing
200
the perspective from which a story is told
What is point of view
200
A _____________ character develops, changes, and learns something during the course of the story.
What is dynamic
200
Odysseus' wife's name is
What is Penelope
200
an author’s main reason for writing
What is an author's purpose
300
a struggle between two opposing forces
What is conflict
300
when the narrator sees things through one character’s eyes
What is third-person limited narrator
300
A ________________ character is one-dimensional, showing a single trait.
What is flat
300
_____________ is a larger-than-life central character in an epic.
What is an epic hero
300
anything that stands for something else in addition to having its own meaning
What is a symbol
400
when the main character struggles against an outside force
What is external conflict
400
when the narrator knows everything
What is third-person omniscient narrator
400
A ________________ character is one who remains the same.
What is static
400
The four main characteristics of an epic are
What is Glorified, On a quest, Ethical , and Strong (GOES)
400
a central message or insight into life through a literary work
What is theme
500
drawing conclusions
What is an inference
500
Why is it important to know the point of view from which a story is told?
What is because it determines the voice (manner of communication), structure (sequence of events), and tense (past, present, or future) the story id told in.
500
When the writer gives clues to a character by describing his behavior, words, and thoughts, etc. it is called ________.
What is indirect characterization
500
Many epics start "in the middle of things" which is taken from the Latin phrase