English 1 Flashcards
Round character
A highly developed character with many traits
Character
The individuals who participate in the action of a literary work
Flat character
A character that exhibits few traits, not developed, and we know very little about them
Static character
One who remains the same throughout the story
Dynamic character
One who changes throughout the story
Direct characterization
When the writer tells. You exactly what the character is right
Indirect chararization
You learn about characters by wht others say about the, what the character says, physical appearance, and what they do
Internal conflict
One that occurs with in a character
External conflicts
A character in conflict with an outside force (ex: man vs man)
Plot
The sequence of events in a story
Setting
A time and place of an action in a work of literature
Theme
An underlying message about life to human nature that the writer shares with the reader, typically not stated directly but must be inferred
Allusion
An indirect reference to a famous person, place or literary event
Diction
A writers or speakers choice of words and a way of arranging the words in a sentence
Foreshadowing
A writers use of hints or clues that suggests events that will occur later in the story
Protagonist
Is the main character in a work of literature, whose involved in the central conflict
Antagonist
Principle, force, or character in opposition to the protagonist
Tone
The attitude a writer takes toward a subject
Foil
A character who provides a sticking contrast to another character
First person point of view
The narrator is a person in the story and we as the reader know only what they know
Third person omniscient
The narrator is not a person in the story and we know all thoughts of everyone in the story
Third person limited
The narrator is not in the story and only knows what one person knows
Verbal irony
A speaker says one thing but means another
Situational irony
What actually happens is the opposite of what is expected
Dramatic irony
When the audience or reader knows something important that the character does not know
Climax
The highest point of intensity in the story
Resolution
How the story ends
Symbol
Person, place, object, or activity the stands beyond itself
Flashback
When the author interrupts a story to tell events that occurred at a previous time
Imagery
Language that appeals to the senses (sight, smell, taste, sound, and touch)
Simile
A figure of speech that makes a comparison to two things using like or as
Metaphor
A figure of speech that is comparing toe things not using like or as
Paradox
A seemingly contradictory or obscured statement that may contradict a common truth
Suspense
The uncertainty or anxiety we feel about what’s going to happen next in the story
Hyperbole
An exaggeration
Rising action
When the conflict develops and the story events build towards the climax and the complications arise
Falling action
After the climax and shows the results of the important decisions made in the climax
Alliteration
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
Assonance
The repetition of vowel sounds
Onomatopoeia
Use of words who’s sounds echo their meaning (buzz, pop, bam)
Mood
The feeling or atmosphere a writer creates for a reader
Personification
When human like qualities are given to a object animal or idea
