Exam 2 Review Flashcards
Conflict definition
Opposition between will versus circumstance.
Can be external or internal.
Resolution Definition
Like an arc, the path that a story follows.
Resolution is also an ending situation.
Plot Definition
The beginning, middle, and end in terms of events presented.
How did one thing lead to another?
Characters over time.
Dialogue Definition
Summarized conversation, tweaking to sound natural but leaving the important parts in.
Credibility Definition
How credible is the character? Whether or not we can trust the narrator.
We should never trust a first person narrator. Trust in third person.
Specific Detail Definition
Details that are concrete and are included because they reveal important information about the character or plot.
Action Definition
Plot = Characters Over Time.
Something difficult to grasp onto because we’re all difficult. This moves the plot forward.
Appearance Definition
How the character presents themselves.
Thought Definition
Chance to show what the character is thinking. Story can be made with details.
What are the three point of views?
First, Second, and Third.
What are the two sub point-of-views?
Omniscient and Limited Omniscient.
What are the parts of Freytag’s Pyramid?
Exposition Rising Action Crisis/Climax Falling Action Resolution
What are the Four Aspects of Characterization?
Appearance
Thought
Action
Dialogue.
Thought of Binocular Vision?
We were in her head, knew that she was innocent.
Action of Binocular Vision?
That she was looking through the binoculars.
