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Plot Diagram
Characterization
Conflict
General
Literary Techniques
100
Actions or series of events that lead to the climax.
What is the rising action?
100
This character is in opposition to the protagonist
Who is antagonist?
100
External and internal.
What are the two types of conflicts?
100
The message the writer wants to share with the reader.
What is the theme?
100
A comparison between two things using "like" or "as".
What is a simile?
200
The series of related events in a story.
What is the plot?
200
Greg Ridley is this type of character.
Who is the round character in"The Treasure of Lemon Brown"
200
The main character, Greg, in "Treasure of Lemon Brown is struggling with what type of conflict?
What is character vs. self conflict?
200
The feeling a piece of literature creates in the reader.
What is the atmosphere?
200
This type of literary technique includes the mental pictures that readers experience with a passage of literature.
What is imagery?
300
There is a setting, characters, and background information.
What is the introduction?
300
You assume this from physical traits, speech and actions, insight/comments for the narrator and characters.
What is characterization?
300
When a character has trouble with conflict of a person/people and the views of society.
What is character vs. society?
300
This is the point of view in "Half a Gift".
What is first person?
300
Oink. Bang. Moo. Quack. Etc.
What is an onomatopoeia?
400
In the short story "The Friday Everything Changed", this is the point where Miss Ralston hits the ball all the way to the ox fields.
What is the climax of "The Friday Everything Changed"?
400
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400
conflict a person encounters with the outside forces.
Character vs. nature
400
The author's attitude towards the subject.
What is tone?
400
The detective listened to her tales with a wooden face.
What is a metaphor?
500
In the short story "Half a Gift", Joe decided not to give his mother the present he got her. Instead, he says his present is half the scrubbing pail.
What is the denouement of "Half a Gift"?
500
Greg from "Treasure of Lemon Brown" is this type of character.
What is a dynamic character?
500
Besides man vs. self, Katniss, from the "Hunger Games" deals with this type of conflict, also.
What is man vs. society?
500
This is the point of view in "Lamb to the Slaughter".
What is third person-omniscent?
500
In "The Necklace", the necklace itself is an example of this.
What is a symbol?