Exam Guide Flashcards
Allusion
Reference to another literary work or art
Paradox
Something that doesn’t make sense but looking at closely makes sense
Dynamic
Goes through change
Static
Does not go through change
Flat
Don’t know a lot about character
Round
Know a lot about character
Fryetag’s pyramid
Story telling structure includes exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, denouement
Exposition
Dialogue or description that provides background information about the characters and information
Inciting incident
Main problem occurs
Rising action
Conflict is further developed
Climax
Most exciting point, point of no return
Falling action
Events that take place after and are a result of the climax
Denouement
The ending
Situational
unexpected occur
Dramatic
Audience knows something character doesn’t
Verbal
Speaker says one thing and means another
Limited
Focuses on thoughts and feelings of one single character
Omniscient
Focuses on the thoughts and feelings of all or multiple characters
Satire
Humorous mocking. Harrison Bergeron, Fahrenheit 451
Utopia
An imagined place or state in which everything is perfect
Dystopia
An imagined place or state in which everything is bad
Surveillance
Monitoring of actions or behaviors
Panopticon
Area where everything is visible or able to be monitored
Heresy
Belief or opinion contrary to the accepted policy
Introspection
The examination or observation of ones own mental and emotional processes
Critical thinking
A way of analyzing a claim to decide whether it is true of partially true
Inculcate
Implant by repeated statement or reprimand punishment