English 2

Question 0

Round character

Answer 0

Highly developed character with many traits.

Question 1

Character

Answer 1

Individuals who participate in a literary work.

Question 2

Flat character

Answer 2

Character that exhibits few traits and not well developed. We know very little about them

Question 3

Static character

Answer 3

One who remains the same thought the story.

Question 4

Dynamic character

Answer 4

Character who changes throughout the story

Question 5

Indirect characterization

Answer 5

Author may describe the characters physical appearance . Thought speech and actions of other characteristics. May present the characters own thoughts speech and actions

Question 6

Direct characterization

Answer 6

Author tells you exactly what that character is like

Question 7

Theme

Answer 7

Underlying message about life or human nature. That the writer shares with the reader

Usually not stated directly but must be inferred.

Question 8

Protagonist

Answer 8

Main character in a work of literature. Who is involved in the central conflict.

Question 9

Antagonist

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Antagonist is the principle character or force in opposite to a protagonist.

Question 10

Allusion

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

Question 11

Diction

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

Question 12

Plot

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Sequence of events in a story.

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Setting

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Time and place of action in the work.

Question 14

Foil

Answer 14

A character who provides a striking contrast to another character

Question 15

Foreshadowing

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Writers use of hints or clues of an event that will occur later in the story.

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Tone

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Attitude of the writer takes towards a subject

Question 17

First person point of view

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Narrator is one of the characters and we as the reader know what they know.

Question 18

Third person omniscient

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We know the thoughts and feelings of all the characters. Outside narrator

Question 19

Third person limited

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You only know what one character knows. Outside narrator

Question 20

Irony

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What actually happens is not what was expected.

Question 21

Verbal irony

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The speaker says one thing but means another.

Question 22

Dramatic irony

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When the reader knows something but the character does not know

Question 23

Flashback

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When a author interrupts the story to go back to a previous time.

Question 24

Imagery

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Language that appeals to the senses.

Sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch

Question 25

Metaphor

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A comparison of two unlike things that does not use like or as.

Question 26

Simile

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A comparison of two unlike things using like or as

Question 27

Rising action

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Conflict is building up to the climax of the story

Complications arise.

Question 28

Climax

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The point of maximum interest. Usually a turn of events.

Question 29

Falling action

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The events the follow the climax. And shows the results of what happened at the climax.

Question 30

Resolution

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How the story ends.

Question 31

Suspense

Answer 31

The uncertainty or anxiety we feel as we wait to find out what’s going to happen next.

Question 32

Hyperbole

Answer 32

An exaggerate

Question 33

Paradox

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A seemingly contradictory or absurd statement that may nonetheless suggest an important truth

Question 34

Symbol

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A person place or thing that stands for something beyond itself.

Question 35

Alliteration

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A religion of sounds at the beginning of the word

Question 36

Assen

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The repetition of vowel sounds

Question 37

Onomatopoeia

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Words that sound echo their meaning.

Question 38

Internal conflict

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One that occurs within the character

Question 39

External character

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Character is in a conflict with an outside force