eniglish 1 Flashcards
round character
highly developed character with many traits
character
individuals who participate in the action of literary work
flat character
character that exhibits few traits, not well developed, and we know very little about them
static character
one who remains the same throughout the story
dynamic character
one who changes throughout the story
direct characterization
when the writer tells you exactly what the person is like
indirect characterization
when you learn about characters indirectly
examples: what other say about them
what the character says
physical appearance
characters actions
internal conflict
conflict that occurs within a character
external conflict
a character in conflict with an outside force
examples: nature
another character
physical obstacle
plot
sequence of events in a story
setting
time and place of action in a work of literature
theme
underlying message about life or human nature that writer shares with reader (typically not stated directly but must be inferred)
allusion
indirect reference to a famous person, place, event, or literary work
diction
writer or speakers choice of words and way of arranging words into sentences
foreshadowing
writers use of hints or clues to suggest events that will occur later in the story
protagonist
main character in a work of literature that is involved in the central conflict
antagonist
principle force or character In opposition of the protagonist
tone
attitude a writer takes toward a subject
foil
character that provides a striking contrast to another character
first person point of view
narrator is a character in the story and we as the reader only know what the narrator knows
3rd person omniscient
narrarator isn’t in story we know all the feeling of all the characters
3rd person limited
narrator isn’t a person in story and we only know what one person is feeling
verbal irony
when speaker says not bing but means another
situational irony
what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected
dramatic irony
when the audience/reader knows something important that the character doesn’t know
climax
highest point of intensity in the story
resolution
how the story ends
symbol
person place object or activity that stands for something beyond itself
flashback
when the author interrupts a story to tell events that occurred a.t a previous time
imagery
language that appears to the senses
touch/sight/ hearing/ smell/ taste
simile
figure of speech that makes a comparison of two things using like or as
metaphor
figure of speech that makes a comparison of two things not using like or as
paradox
a seemingly absurd statement that may suggest a important truth
suspense
uncertainty we feel when we do not know what is going to happen next in the story
hyperbole
an exaggeration
rising action
when the conflict developes and the story’s events build toward a conflict and the complications arise
falling action
after the climax and shows the results of the important depiction or actions that happened at the climax
alliteration
repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of worlds
assonance
repetition of vowel sounds
onomatopoeia
the use of words who’s sounds echo their meanings
ex. buzz/whisper/pop/murmur
mood
the feeling/atmosphere that the writer creates for the reader
personification
when human like qualities are given to an object animal or idea
