"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the guy who’ll decide where to go."
(Dr. Seuss, Oh! The Places You’ll Go! Random House, 1990)
What is second person?
100
That particular point in a narrative at which the conflict or tension hits the highest point.
What is climax?
100
A literary device that is used step by step in literature to highlight and explain the details about a character in a story.
What is characterization?
100
a well developed character who demonstrates varied and sometimes contradictory traits.
What is a round character?
200
“I have of late,—but wherefore I know not,—lost all my mirth, forgone all custom of exercises; and indeed, it goes so heavily with my disposition that this goodly frame, the earth, seems to me a sterile promontory.”
(from Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”, Scene II of Act II).
What is first person?
200
And they lived happily ever after.
What is resolution?
200
An interruption of the chronological sequence (as of a film or literary work) of an event of earlier occurrence.
What is flashback?
200
a literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions
What is mood?
300
An example of conflict that would pit Harry Potter against Draco Malfoy.
What is person vs person?
300
Jill was scared to admit that she liked Jack, but little did she know, he liked her too. In fact, as she spent her days trying to think up creative ways to avoid him, Jack was planning out creative ways to ask her to the school dance.
What is third person omniscient?
300
Cinderella is forbidden to go to the ball but gets magical help to get prepared for the ball
What is rising action?
300
The message or moral of the story.
What is theme?
300
In the beginning of The Lion King, Simba is immature and an easy victim to his uncle's plan for murder and guilt. However, by the end, he is confident and willing to take responsibility for his mistakes. Ultimately, he defeats his uncle and takes his rightful place as king.
What is a dynamic character?
400
An example of conflict where Percy Jackson is fighting against gods who want to overtake Olympus.
What is person vs supernatural?
400
Uses the following pronouns:
I, Me, Mine, Myself, We, Us, Our, and Ourself.
What is first person?
400
The events that take place after the climax.
What is falling action?
400
A literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
400
a character who reveals only one, maybe two, personality traits in a story or novel, and the trait(s) do not change