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A type of conflict shown in the Diary of Anne Frank when the Jewish people of the time go into hiding from the Nazis.
What is person vs. society?
100
"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
An example of conflict that pits man against a natural element such as floods, weather, and wild animals.
What is person vs nature?
200
Harry had taken up his place at wizard school, where he and his scar were famous ...but now the school year was over, and he was back with the Dursleys for the summer, back to being treated like a dog that had rolled in something smelly. The Dursleys hadn't even remembered that today happened to be Harry's twelfth birthday. Of course, his hopes hadn't been high? (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets)
What is third person limited?
200
Once upon a time, there were three bears. There was a Daddy Bear, who was very big, a Mama Bear, who was middle-sized, and a Baby Bear, who was very small. They all lived together in a little cottage in the middle of the woods. Their favorite breakfast was porridge. One morning, after they made their porridge, Daddy Bear said, ‘Let’s go for walk in the woods until it cools.’ Mama Bear and Baby Bear liked the idea, so off they went. While they were away, a little girl named Goldilocks came walking through the forest and smelled the porridge…
What is exposition?
200
Time/place, weather/season, city/state/country of a story.
What is setting?
200
In The Lion King, Scar would be what kind of character? He is evil and self-serving in the beginning, and he keeps those traits until he dies.
What is a static character?
300
An example of conflict when a character struggles internally.
What is man vs self?
300
“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?
300
And they lived happily ever after.
What is resolution?
300
An interruption of the chronological sequence (as of a film or literary work) of an event of earlier occurrence.
What is flashback?
300
a literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions
What is mood?
400
An example of conflict that would pit Harry Potter against Draco Malfoy.
What is person vs person?
400
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?
400
Cinderella is forbidden to go to the ball but gets magical help to get prepared for the ball
What is rising action?
400
The message or moral of the story.
What is theme?
400
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?
500
An example of conflict where Percy Jackson is fighting against gods who want to overtake Olympus.
What is person vs supernatural?
500
Uses the following pronouns: I, Me, Mine, Myself, We, Us, Our, and Ourself.
What is first person?
500
The events that take place after the climax.
What is falling action?
500
A literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
500
a character who reveals only one, maybe two, personality traits in a story or novel, and the trait(s) do not change
What is a flat character?