English 1 Flashcards
Round character
Highly developed character with many traits
Character
Individuals who participate in the action of a literary work.
Flat character
A character that exhibits few traits, is not well developed and we know 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 like.
Indirect characterization
When you learn about characters indirectly I.e. What other characters say about them,what the.
Internal conflict
One that occurs within a character
External conflict
A character in conflict with an outside force ex: another character
Plot
The sequence of events in a story
Setting
Time and place of the action in the work
Theme
Underlying message about life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader, typically not stated directly but must be inferred.
Allusion
Indirect reference to a famous person, place, event, or literary work
Diction
Writer or speakers choice of words and way of arranging words into sentences.
Foreshadowing
A writers use of hints or clues to suggest events that will occur later in the story.
Protagonist
Main character in a work of literature who is involved in the central conflict.
Antagonist
The principle character or force in opposition to the protagonist.
Tone
Attitude a writer takes toward a subject.
Foil
Character who provides a striking contrast to another character.
First person point of view
Narrator is a character in the story and we know only what they know
Third person omniscient
All knowing point of view
Third person limited pov
Not a character, reader only knows what one character knows
Verbal irony
When 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 doesn’t.
Climax
Highest point of intensity in the story
Resolution
How the story ends
Symbol
Person, place, object, or activity that stands for something more than itself
Flash back
When the author interrupts the story to present events which occurred at a previous time
Imagery
Language that appeals to the senses, sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch
Simile
Comparison between 2 unlike things using the word like or as
Metaphor
Comparison between 2 unlike things NOT using like or as
Paradox
Seemingly contradictory or absurd statement that may suggest an important truth.
Suspense
Uncertainty or anxiety we feel about what is going to happen next in the story.
Hyperbole
Exaggeration
Rising action
Conflict develops and the story events build toward a climax and the complications start to arise.
Falling action
After the climax and shows the result of the important decision or action that happened at the climax.
Alliteration
Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
Assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds.
Onomatopoeia
Use of words who’s sounds echo their meanings ex: buzz, pop, bam
Mood
Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader
Personification
Figure of speech where human traits are given to an object, animal, or idea.
