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What is setting?
Time and place of the story.
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What is a simile?
A simile uses “like” or “as”; a metaphor does not.
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What is conflict?
The conflict is the struggle between two opposing forces.
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What is characterization?
The way characters’ personalities are developed.
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What is the exposition in the story, "Bear Boy"?
Kuo-Haya was a timid boy neglected by his father in grief.
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True/False: Setting is key in developing a story’s atmosphere.
TRUE
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What is a metaphor?
A metaphor is a comparison between two seemingly different things, with hopes of giving more meaning to one of them.
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TRUE/FALSE: Only some short stories have some sort of conflict (problem to solve, decision to be made).
False - EVERY STORY has some sort of conflict (problem to solve, decision to be made).
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What are the 2 types of characterization?
1. Direct characterization 2. Indirect characterization
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What is kind of point of view is in the story, "Bear Boy?"
Third person omniscient point of view
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What is atmosphere?
Atmosphere is the general mood or feeling of a story.
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What is point of view?
Point of View is the view from which a story is told.
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What are the 2 types of conflict?
1. Internal conflict 2. External conflict
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What is the difference between direct and indirect characterization?
Direct characterization is when the writer tells us what kind of person the character is. Indirect characterization makes us figure out what kind of person the character is on our own.
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What is the theme in "Bear Boy"?
Answers may vary.
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Fill in the blanks - Setting is the ___________; atmosphere is the __________.
Setting is the noun; atmosphere is the adjective.
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What are the 3 main points of view?
1. First-person 2. Third-person limited 3. Third-person omniscient
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What is internal conflict?
A struggle within a character’s own mind. A decision to be made.
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What is foreshadowing?
Foreshadowing is clues or details that hint at upcoming events in a story.
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Is the theme in "Bear Boy" considered stated or implied?
Stated
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What are the 5 key parts of the plot?
1. Exposition 2. Rising action 3. Climax 4. Falling action 5. Resolution
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What pronouns does first person point of view consist of?
It is the character speaking (I, me, we).
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Name 3 types of external conflicts.
1. Man vs. man 2. Man vs. machine 3. Man vs. nature 4. Man vs. fate (bad luck) 5. Man vs. society
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What is a symbol? Then give an example of a symbol.
A symbol is something that stands for something else. love = heart life = tree
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What is the climax of "Bear Boy"? *We mentioned that the climax is more than one event.
The father decided to resort to violence. He was stopped by the medicine man and the father learned to use love to gain his son back.