English 1 Flashcards
Round character
One who is complex and highly developed and has a variety of traits
Character
Individuals who participate in the action of a literary work.
Flat character
One who is not highly developed.
Static character
One who stays the same through out the story
Dynamic
One who changes through out the story
Direct characterization
The writer tells you exactly what’s going to happen
Indirect characterization
Learn about character indirectly;
.What is said
.Physical appearance
.Actions of character
Internal conflict
One the appears within the character
External conflict
A character in conflict with an outside force
Plot
The sequence of events in a story
Setting
The time and place of the action in the work of literature
Theme
An underling about life of human nature, that a writer shares with a reader, typically not shared directly but shared.
Allusion
An indirect reference to a famous person place or thing
Diction
A choice of writing and words and way of arranging the words in a sentence
Foreshadowing
A writers use of hints or clues to show what will later come in the story.
Protagonist
Main character in a work o literature who’s involved in the central conflict
Antagonist
The principle force or character in opposition to the protagonist
Tone
The attitude a writer takes toward a subject
Foil
Character who provides a striking contrast to another character
First person point of view
The narrator is I. The story
Third omniscient
All knowing
Third Limited pov
Reader only knows what one character knows
Verbal irony
Speaker says one thing but means another
Situational irony
What actually happens is the opposite of what’s expected
Dramatic irony
The audience or reader know something important the the character does not know
Climax
The point of maximum interest or tension
Resolution
How the story ends
Symbols
A person place of thing that stands beyond them selves
Flashback
An account of a conversation, an episode, or event that happened before the beginning of a story
Imagery
Descriptive words and phrases that recreate sensory experience
Sight, taste, touch, hearing,
Simile
Figure of speech that compares two unlike things using the word like or as
Metaphors
Comparing two unlike objects not using the word like or as
Paradox
A seemingly conterdicktory
Suspense
The excitement or tension that readers feel as they wait to find out what will happen
Hyperbole
An exaggeration
Rising action
Stage were the conflict develops and the conflicts arise
Falling action
After the climax and shows what happens after the climax
Alliteration
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning or words
Assonance
The repetition of vowel sounds
Onomatopoeia
Use of words who sounds ecos there meaning
Pop!
Bam!
Mood
The feeling or atmospher the writer creates for the reader
Personification
When human like qualitys are given to non living items
