English 2

Question 0

Round character

Answer 0

A highly developed character with many traits

Question 1

Character

Answer 1

An individual who participates in the action of a literary work

Question 2

Flat character

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A character that exhibits few traits they are not well developed and we know very little about them

Question 3

Dynamic character

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One who changes through out the story

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Static character

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One who remains the same through out the story

Question 5

Direct characterization

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The author directly tells you what that person is like

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Indirect characterization

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You find out about the character through out their physical appearance, thoughts, speech, actions or by what others say about them

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Internal conflict

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A conflict that occurs within the character

Question 8

External conflict

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Character is in conflict with a out side force ex. Nature a physical object or another character

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Plot

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The sequence of events in a story

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Setting

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Time and place of the action in a work

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Theme

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An underlying message about life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader generally it is not stated directly and must be inferred

Question 12

Allusion

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

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Diction

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Writer or speakers choice of words and the way the form sentences

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Fore shadowing

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A writers hints or clues that suggest events that will occur in the story

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Protagonist

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

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Antagonist

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The principal character or force against the protagonist

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Tone

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The attitude a writer takes toward a subject

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Foil

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A character who provides a striking contrast to another character

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1st person P.O.V

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The narrator is in the story and when know what they know

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3rd person omniscient P.O.V

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The narrator is not a person In the story and knows the thoughts and feelings of every character

Question 21

3rd person limited P.O.V

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The narrator is not in the story and we know what only one character knows

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Verbal irony

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When someone says one thing and means another

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Situational irony

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A contrast between what the character or reader expects and what actually happens

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Dramatic irony

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The reader knows something the characters do not

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Climax

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The point of maximum interest or tension usually turning point in the story

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Resolution

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How the story ends

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Symbol

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Person place object or activity that stands for something beyond its self

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Flashback

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When the author interrupts the story to present events that occurred at a previous time

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Imagery

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Language that appeals to the senses

Smell,taste,touch,hearing,sight

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Simile

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A comparison of two unlike things using like or as

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Metaphor

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A comparison of two unlike things not using like or as

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Paradox

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A seemingly contradictory or absurd statement that may suggest a important truth

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Suspense

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The excitement or tension that readers feel as they wait to find out what’s going to happen next

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Hyperbole

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An exaggeration

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Rising action

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Conflict develops and the story events begin to build to the climax of the story and complications arise

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Falling action

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Fallows the climax and shows the results of the important decision or action

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Alliteration

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Religion of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

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Assonance

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The repetition of vowel sounds

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Onomatopoeia

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Use of words whose sound echo their meaning

Ex. Grrr buzz

Question 40

Mood

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The feeling or atmosphere that the writer creates for the reader

Question 41

Personification

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Human qualities given to non human objects