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English Comprehensive test 1 Flashcards

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what is spoken accounts?

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word of mouth/ verbally told stories

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what is literature

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spoken and written accounts

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Literature can be…

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  • easy to understand (ex: children’s books/ magazines)
  • difficult to understand (bible)
  • short/long
  • can teach a lesson/ have a moral
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5 genres of Literature

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  • Poetry (fiction)
  • novel (fiction)
  • play/drama (fiction)
  • short story (fiction)
  • essay (nonfiction) factual researched info
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how many categories of literature?

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2

(1) Fiction- not truth
(2) Nonfiction- truth; factual info.

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Elements of Fiction (based on novel)

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(1) Point of view
(2) Characterization
(3) Plot
(4) Setting
(5) Theme

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POV

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Person who tells story (narrator)

  • can be actual character
  • character is in a story but not always a character in the story
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2 types of POV

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  1. 1st person narrator

2. 3rd person narrator

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1st person narrator

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  • an actual character in story
  • participates in story’s action
  • uses 1st person pronouns to tell story (example: I, me, my, us, our…)
  • not always believable
  • unreliable narrator
  • biased
  • not trustworthy
  • not always believable (ex: child, psychopath, mentally ill patient, deranged spouse, salesman, lawyer, politician)
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3rd person narrator

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  • Not an actual character in a story
  • will not participate in story’s action
  • uses 3rd person pronouns (ex:them, themselves, he, she, or their)
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omniscient narrator

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  • knows everything (thought, feeling, action of every character in story
  • an “all knowing” narrator
    • enters all character’s minds
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selective/limited omniscient

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  • knows every thought, feeling, action of only one character

- can enter that one character’s mind

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objective narrator

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  • an unbiased narrator
  • presents actions/events in the story as they happen
  • readers are left to form their own opinions
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Characterization

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  • the development of characters in a story

- *develops character

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How does characterization develop a character?

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  1. Background info
  2. Description
  3. Actions
  4. other characters
  5. Dialogue (spoken conversation between characters)
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4 types of characters

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  1. Round
  2. Flat
  3. dynamic
  4. static
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what is a foil?

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opposite characters of each other

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which characters are foiled from each other?

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  • Round vs Flat

- Dynamic vs static

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round character

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  • several personality traits
  • complex character
  • fully developed
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Flat character

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  • has one trait
  • simple character
  • underdeveloped
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Dynamic character

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  • goes on journey (physical, emotional, spiritual, mental) and faces obstacles along the way
  • is successful by the end of journey and will change for the better
  • can become a round character
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static character

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  • goes on a journey (physical, emotional, spiritual, mental)
  • and faces obstacles along the way
  • remains the same
  • can be a flat character
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Plot

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A series of events/actions that happens in a story

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how do those events/actions in a plot take place?

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a storyline

- plot not always told in chronological order

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2 Techniques of the plot (if not in order)

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  1. Flashback

2. Foreshadowing

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Flashback

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given a memory; readers are taken back to past events/actions that have already occurred.
or background information

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Foreshadowing

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Hints given throughout the story that prepares readers for ending

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2 characters that move plot along are

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  1. Protagonist

2. Antagonist

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Protagonist

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  • usually the “hero” in the story
  • (main character) goes on a journey and faces obstacles/challenges along the way
  • usually successful by end of journey
  • can be dynamic or round
  • usually main character
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Antagonist

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a “force” that attempts to prevent the protagonist from accomplishing his/her goal

  • can be a person (another character)
  • the protagonist him/herself
  • an object
  • an event
  • sickness
  • ghost
  • nature or weather
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Setting

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When and where a story takes place
can be a 
- physical location
- surroundings
- dream
- time/year/date
- time period
- era
- atmosphere ("air" the characters breathe
--the overall vibe/feel of the story
--engages readers
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Theme

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Overall message/moral of the story

  • If there is not theme, there is no story
  • similar to a thesis statement in an essay
  • the lesson learned
    • theme not always obvious
  • *Hints: Brings/ binds all elements together to create a story
    1. title
    2. author
    3. characters
    4. setting (when/where)
    5. plot
    6. narrator

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