English 2

Question 0

Round character

Answer 0

Complex; highly developed and has many traits

Question 1

Character

Answer 1

The individuals who participates in the action of a literary work

Question 2

Flat character

Answer 2

Not highly developed, few traits, know little about them.

Question 3

Dynamic character

Answer 3

One who changes throughout the story

Question 4

Static character

Answer 4

One who remains the same throughout the story

Question 5

Direct characterization

Answer 5

The author directly tells you what that person is like

Question 6

Indirect characterization

Answer 6

Find out about the character through physical appearance, their thoughts, words, or actions, and through what others say about them

Question 7

Internal Conflict

Answer 7

One that occurs within a character

Question 8

External conflict

Answer 8

Conflict with outside force, such as nature, a physical obstacle, or another character

Question 9

Plot

Answer 9

The sequence of events in story

Question 10

Setting

Answer 10

Time and place of an action in a work

Question 11

Theme

Answer 11

An underlying message about life or human nature that a writer wants the reader to understand.
**not stated directly but must be inferred

Question 12

Allusion

Answer 12

An indirect reference to a famous person, place, event, or literary work.

Question 13

Diction

Answer 13

Writer or speakers choice of words and way of arranging the words of in a sentence.

Question 14

Foreshadowing

Answer 14

Writers use of hints or clues to suggest events that will occur later in the story

Question 15

Protagonist

Answer 15

Main character in a work of literature, who is involved in the central conflict of the story

Question 16

Antagonist

Answer 16

Principle character or force of opposition to a protagonist or main character.

Question 17

Tone

Answer 17

The attitude the writer takes toward a subject

Question 18

Foil

Answer 18

A character who provides a striking contrast to another character