Plot, Main Idea, Theme, Mood, Tone, and setting.
POV & Conflicts
Characterization
Literary Devices
Sentence Structure
100

What is the difference between Tone and Mood.

Author sets the tone, reader takes the mood. Both are emotions elicited by the text. 

100

Which POV uses pronouns such as; I, me, myself.

1st person

100

What are the two types of characterization?

Direct and Indirect

100

What are the two types of literary devices?

Literal and Figurative Language.

100

What type of sentence is "John was running."?

Simple

200

What is the difference between main idea and theme?

Main idea is what the text is about, plot driven. Theme is the lesson or message of a story, emotional driven.

200

Which POV uses pronouns such as; you, yourself, y'all.

2nd Person

200

What is direct characterization and what are some things that typically fall under it?

Directly stated by narrator. Physical appearance, age, relationships.

200

What is personification and why is it used?

Giving a non-human thing human characteristics. To create atmosphere or develop tone, to add emotional connection to the reader.

200

What is a subject and predicate in a sentence?

Subject is who or what the sentence is about and predicate is what's being said about the subject or what they are doing.

300

What are the plot points in order of events in the story.

Exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.

300

Which POV uses pronouns such as; he, her, they. Also uses names.

3rd person

300

What is direct characterization and what are some things that typically fall under it?

Inferred by reader, not directly stated.

Values, motivations, intentions, history, mental attributes.

300

What is the purpose of metaphors, similes, and analogies?

To help the reader clearly understand and/or visualize what the author is saying.

300

What is the difference between independent and dependent clause?

Independent can stand on its own. Dependent needs more information.

400

Which plot point introduces setting and characters?

physical location, time, and social context.

400

Explain the three different types of 3rd person POV.

3rd limited: one characters mind

3rd omniscient: many characters minds and the whole plot.

3rd objective: no characters mind, follows like a camera.

400
What is the acronym for indirect character traits and what do they stand for?

S.T.E.A.L.

Speech, Thoughts, Effect on others, Actions, Looks.

400

What is the purpose of alliteration and assonance?

To add emphasize something in a text.

400

What sentence type is "John was running through a tunnel because he was being chased."?

Complex Sentence

500

What are the three elements of setting?

physical location, time, and social context.

500

List the one internal conflict and 5 external.

Character Vs Self

Character Vs Character, Character Vs Nature, Character Vs Technology, Character Vs Supernatural, Character Vs Society.

500

What is the difference between the direct character trait of physical appearance and the indirect of looks?

Looks indicates a history or some level of behavior where physical appearance is strictly descriptors.

500

What is the purpose of symbolism?

To take a complex concept and make it simpler or easier to understand.

500

What type of sentence is "John was running through the tunnel and John jumped over the railing."?

Compound Sentence