Point of View
The narrator uses pronouns such as we, us, and I.
What is First Person?
When a character is being sarcastic...
What is Verbal Irony?
The author's use of clues to hint at what might happen later in the story...
What is Foreshadowing?
The central message of the story is called the...
What is Theme?
The central character who engages the reader's interest and empathy...
What is Protagonist?
"The Nest" is written in...
What is Third Person?
When we know something that a character doesn't...
What is Dramatic Irony?
When a character experiences an internal struggle with his or her morals, values, or beliefs...
What is Internal Conflict?
The historical time and place and the social circumstances that create the world in which the characters act and make choices...
What is Setting?
Name the five parts of a plot diagram in order.
What are Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution?
"The day my son Laurie started kindergarten..."
What is First Person?
An O'Henry ending is an example of what type of irony?
What is Situational Irony?
A narrative technique that allows a writer to present past events during current events in order to provide background for the current narration...
What is Flashback?
The sequence of events within a literary work...
What is Plot?
The Antagonist in "Shrek 1" (use his name)
Who is Lord Maximus Farquaad?
The events are told by someone outside of the story and the reader knows what one character is thinking.
What is Third Person Limited?
Name two stories we have read that use irony?
What are "Charles" and "The Sniper"?
You use what you already know and what you read to make an...
What is Inference?
The emotional feeling created in the reader...
What is Mood?
The act of creating and developing a character...
What is Characterization?
The narrator knows all, sees all, and can explain the thoughts of more than one character.
What is Third Person Omniscient?
"Gentlemen: I have received your letter today by post ,in regard to the ransom you ask for the return of my son. I think you are a little high in your demands, and I hereby make you a counter-proposition..."
What is Situational Irony?
Edgar Allan Poe used a lot of these in his work. He used them to shorten the story, refer to something else, and as foreshadowing.
What are Symbols?
The repetition of similar initial consonant sounds in order to create a musical or rhythmic effect, to emphasize keywords or to imitate sounds.
What is Alliteration?
A one-sided and often stereotypical character whose actions are easily predictable...
What is a Flat Character?