when the story is told from the point of view of a character within the story
What is first person?
100
main character in the story
What is protagonist?
100
definition of plot
What is the series of events that happen in the story?
100
a flat character AND a dynamic character
What is a character with only one or two defined characteristics AND a character that changes in a significant way?
200
message about life illustrated through the story
What is theme?
200
the story is told from the perspective of an outside observer who knows every character's thoughts and feelings.
What is third person omniscient?
200
antagonist
What is the force against the protagonist?
200
what the plot is built around
What is conflict?
200
a round character AND a static character
What is a character with many different aspects to his/her personality AND a character who does not change through the course of the story?
300
excitement and anticipation resulting from a mysterious or undecided situation
What is suspense?
300
The point of view that uses the pronouns he, she, and they.
What is third-person limited omniscient?
300
definition of conflict
What is the struggle between opposing forces, problem in the story the protagonist has to solve?
300
longest part that builds up the story; provides more information about character and conflict
What is rising action?
300
old witch-like woman, geeky scientist, airhead are examples
What is a stereotype/stock character?
400
(2 answers)
flashback and foreshadowing
What is when a character thinks back to an event that occurred before the story began, AND a hint of events to come?
400
the story is told about "you".
What is second person?
400
2 main categories of conflict
What is internal conflict and external conflict?
400
all 5 parts of the plot diagram
What is exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution?
400
a character foil (what it is, and its purpose)
What is when two characters balance each other in some way , when one character is portrayed as the opposite of the other, such that different characteristics are emphasized and helps readers learn more about the characters
500
3 types of irony and definition
What is verbal irony - saying the opposite of what you mean, situational irony - the opposite of what you expect to happen happens, dramatic irony - when the audience knows something about the character(s) that the character(s) don't know about
500
When the narrator only describes what's happening on the surface without describing any of the character's thoughts or feelings
What is third-person objective?
500
3 types of external conflict.
What is man vs man, man vs, nature, man vs society, man vs. supernatural
500
4 types of conclusions and definitions
What are expository happy (all loose ends tied up and ending is happy), expository sad (all loose ends tied up and ending is sad), surprise (something happens that reader does not expect), and cliffhanger (reader is left with questions and dangling loose ends)
500
4 ways of indirect characterization
What is physical appearance, what the character says, what the character does, what the character thinks, how other characters react to this character, what other characters say about this character