English Final Exam: Flashcards
What is the language used in first person?
I, me, we and my. You know only one persons thoughts. You are”in the persons head” Example; I am a person, I am happy to see my dog.
What is the language used in 3rd person limited?
You know only one persons thoughts. You are “hovering over the person shoulder”. Example; A shady-looking person walked into the room, he looked mysterious. Uses he, she, etc.
What is the language used in 3rd person objective? “police report”.
You know only what happened, and you don’t know ANYONE’S thoughts.
What is the language used in 3rd person omniscient?
You know EVERYBODY’S thoughts.
What is direct characterization?
Evidence about the characters personality, feelings ad motivations that are directly states by the author. You could highlight the line where it tells you word for word.
What is indirect characterization?
Evidence about the characters personality, feelings and motivations are hinted at through the characters actions.
Describe conflict.
The problem, or struggle in a story.
What is character vs character?
Two characters are in conflict with each other.
What is character vs environment?
A character must survive a hostile environment or event.
What is character vs self?
A character is conflicted with their own thoughts.
What is character vs society?
A character must challenge cultural norms or go against a majority group.
What is character vs technology.
A character must overcome a challenge with technology.
What is theme?
The universal message or moral of the story the author is trying to teach the reader.
What is foreshadowing?
The use of hints to suggest what is to come.
What is a flashback?
A scene that interrupts the action to show what happened at an earlier time.
