English 2

Question 0

Round character

Answer 0

Complex, highly developed, with many traits and Fan girls/boys.

Question 1

Character

Answer 1

An individual who participates in the action of a literary work.

Question 2

Flat character

Answer 2

Exhibits few traits, is underdeveloped, and we know very 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 through out the story.

Question 5

Direct Characterization

Answer 5

The author directly tells you what the character is like.

Question 6

Indirect characterization

Answer 6

You find out about a character through their physical appearance, their thoughts, speech, and actions.

Question 7

Internal Conflict

Answer 7

One that occurs within the character

Question 8

Conflict

Answer 8

Struggle between opposing forces

Question 9

External conflict

Answer 9

A character pitted against an outside force such as nature, a physical obstical or another character,

Question 10

Plot

Answer 10

The sequence of events in a story

Question 11

Setting

Answer 11

The place of action in a work.

Question 12

Theme

Answer 12

The underlying message of life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader. Generally it is not stated directly and must be inferred.

Question 13

Allusion

Answer 13

A indirect reference to a famous person, place, event, or another work.

Question 14

Diction

Answer 14

A writers or speakers choice of words and way of arranging words.

Question 15

Foreshadowing

Answer 15

Writers use of hints or clues to suggest future events

Question 16

Protagonist

Answer 16

Main character in a work who is involved in a central conflict.

Question 17

Antagonist

Answer 17

Character or force in opposition to the protagonist.

Question 18

Tone

Answer 18

The attitude a writer take toward a subject.

Question 19

Foil

Answer 19

Character who provides a striking contrast to another character.