The method an author uses to reveal characters and their various traits and personalities (e.g., direct, indirect).
What is characterization?
100
The range of associations that a word or phrase suggests in addition to its dictionary meaning.
What is connotation?
100
Review: The author makes the reader learn about a character through the character's actions, dialogue, interactions, thoughts, dress, friends, etc.
What is indirect characterization?
200
Constant and earnest effort to accomplish a task; careful attention
What is diligence?
200
Extremely careful and precise; excessively concerned with detail
What is meticulous?
200
A struggle or clash between opposing characters, forces, or emotions
What is conflict/problem?
200
Conversation between characters or speakers in a literary work; in its most restricted sense, it refers specifically to the speech of characters in a drama
What is dialogue?
200
The verb form of "foresight"
What is foresee?
300
Having or exhibiting sound judgement; sensible; wise.
What is judicious?
300
Exercising caution, good judgement, or common sense in handling practical matters; giving thought to one's actions and their consequences
What is prudent?
300
The generally accepted importance of a work representing a given culture.
What is cultural significance?
300
Words or phrases in a sentence, paragraph, and/or whole text, which help reason out the meaning of an unfamiliar word.
What are context clues?
300
Review: A story full of symbols
What is an allegory?
400
Minor or trivial details
What are minutiae?
400
Having a system, method, or plan; carried out in a step-by-step procedure.
What is systematic?
400
A variety of a language distinct from the standard variety in pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary
What is dialect?
400
The turning point in a narrative; the moment when the conflict is most intense.
What is climax?
400
Review: A character who undergoes a change by the end of the story.
What is a dynamic character?
500
Attentive to the finer points of etiquette and formal conduct
What is punctilious?
500
The ability to see what is likely to happen and to prepare for it accordingly; careful though or concern for the future
What is foresight?
500
Placing together characters, situations, or ideas to show common and/or differing features in literary selections.
What is to compare/contrast?
500
Support provided to mark an assertion as reasonable