English 9 finals semester 1 Flashcards
A force or character who struggles against the protagonist
Antagonist
Most exciting part of story, conflict can’t go any further
Climax
Opposition of 2+ character/forces
Conflict
Character description in which straight-forward details tell the reader about character. It uses another character, narrator, or protagonist himself to tell readers or audience about subject
Direct characterization
Stories composed in verse or prose, usually for theatrical performance, where conflicts and emotion are expressed through dialogue and action
Drama
Undergoes changes throughout narrative, due to conflict he encounters on journey
Dynamic character
Long often book-length, narrative in verse form that retells the heroic journey of single person or group of persons
Epic
Part of literary work or fiction where background to man conflict is introduced
Exposition
Fiction with strange or other worldly settings or characters; fiction which invites suspension of reality
Fantasy
Hinting at events that will occur later in the story
Foreshadowing
Descriptive words/phrases used to create an impression
Imagery
Characterization which reader must infer character traits by observing his/her thought process behavior, speech, way of talking, appearance, and manner of communication, with other characters, as well as by discerning, response of other characters
Indirect characterization
Expression of one’s meaning by using language signifying the opposite, typically for humor or emphatic effect
Irony
Particular style or category of works of art; especially a type of literary work characterized by a particular form, style, or purpose
Literary genre
Word/phrase is applied to an object/action that’s not literally applicable
Metaphor