Vocabulary
Underlying message/lesson of a story.
Theme
Eli Goble used what to kill the Martindale's?
A hatchet
The act of creating or describing a character.
What is characterization?
The spot where the characters are revealed in a story
Introduction
Character development where the author “tells” about the character
Direct characterization
Devoutly religious.
Pious
What was odd about the whip that Holmes found?
It was tied into a loop
Character central to the action of a story and the primary character in a text, often positioned as “good” or the character with whom readers are expected to identify.
Protagonist
Largest part of the plot
Rising action
Character development using “showing” details. The author shows us in a roundabout way.
Indirect characterization
A category of literature (folktale, fantasy, romance, mystery).
Genre
What 2 items did the robbers destroy in The Getaway?
Car tire, and telephone
Motivated by a goal aspiration or desire to frustrate, challenge, or destroy the protagonist.
Antagonist
The events that follow the climax and lead to the resolution where loose ends are tied up
Falling action
"... a mass of falling beech tree had thundered down on them" is evident of which plot point?
Climax
An expression of sympathy, especially on the occasion of a death.
Condolences
How did Miss Stoner get to Sherlock's home?
Two methods of transportation!!
Train and dog-cart
A character with various characteristics or traits. They can change or grow.
What is round character?
This drives the plot forward. Also the 4th point in the conflict equation.
What is conflict
Hint of what is to happen later
Foreshadowing
Dangerously high or steep.
Precipitous
It was "burning like a torch" and wrecked on the rocks in Gentlemen, Your Verdict
The tender
Two ways of presenting characterization
What is indirect and direct characterization?
Turning point; Usually a result of the two opposing forces coming head to head
Climax
Sequence of events in a story
Plot