English 1 Final

Question 1

Narrator

Answer 1

The speaker of the story/movie. Their tone & mood dictates the atmosphere.

Question 2

Mood

Answer 2

The feeling or emotion of the speaker, transferred into the story.

Question 3

Motive

Answer 3

The reason(s) behind a character’s actions.

Question 4

Theme

Answer 4

The main or central idea to a work.

Question 5

Character Development

Answer 5

The physical, emotional, or mental change a character undergoes in a work.

Question 6

Antagonist

Answer 6

The person who opposes the main character; antithesis.

Question 7

Flashback

Answer 7

Any scene that shows a scene of action prior to the opening of a work.

Question 8

Foreshadowing

Answer 8

A hint or suggestion of what is to come later in the work.

Question 9

Characterization

Answer 9

The way a character acts thinks, feels. speaks, or looks to others.

Question 10

Conflict

Answer 10

A struggle or difference between two opposing forces.

Question 11

Setting

Answer 11

The place and time. When and where a story takes place.

Question 12

Symbol

Answer 12

A person, place or object that represents itself and something else.

Question 13

Point of View

Answer 13

The perspective. Told in 1st, 2nd, or 3rd person.

Question 14

Protagonist

Answer 14

The main character of the story. Probably the hero of the story.

Question 15

Atmosphere

Answer 15

The entire state of mind given to the story. Tone and mood dictates it.

Question 16

Tone

Answer 16

The atmosphere provided by the narrator’s voice and mood.

Question 17

Irony

Answer 17

Literal Reality vs. Expected Occurrence

Question 18

Omniscient

Answer 18

“all-knowing” or “all-seeing” perspective of the story.

Question 19

Inference

Answer 19

A suggestion never stated but implied to the reader for effort.

Question 20

Limited

Answer 20

The perspective seen from only one character.