Hon. English Final Semester 1

Question 1

Plot

Answer 1

sequence of events in a work of literature

Question 2

Exposition

Answer 2

Background information on the setting and characters at the start of a story

Question 3

Rising Action

Answer 3

a series of events leading up to the climax (we are introduced to the conflicts of the story and the complications that occur)

Question 4

Conflict

Answer 4

The main problem in the reading (A struggle between two opposing forces) →Internal - Character-vs-self, man-vs-society External - man-vs-nature, man-vs-man

Question 5

Climax

Answer 5

The turning point and the most important part of the story (highest point of interest or suspense in a story)

Question 6

Denouement

Answer 6

The final outcome of the conflict (the resolution of the story)

Question 7

Protagonist

Answer 7

The main or most prominent character

Question 8

Antagonist

Answer 8

The opposing character, or someone/something holding the protagonist back

Question 9

Setting

Answer 9

Where the story takes place (time and place of action)

Question 10

Falling Action

Answer 10

The tying of loose ends, the conflict beings to be resolved

Question 11

Mood

Answer 11

The atmosphere of a story

Question 12

Point of View

Answer 12

The narrator’s position in relation to a story

Question 13

Characterization

Answer 13

The character’s description of personality, point of view, thoughts, and actions (the development of personality in a character)

Question 14

Flat Character

Answer 14

They are two-dimensional and don’t change throughout the course of a story, relatively uncomplicated

Question 15

Round Character

Answer 15

They change, grow, and undergo development throughout the literature

Question 16

Static Character

Answer 16

One that doesn’t undergo important changes throughout the story and remains the same

Question 17

Dynamic Character

Answer 17

One who learns a lesson or changes as a person

Question 18

Flashback

Answer 18

A scene in the past that interrupts the chronological order of the story

Question 19

Theme

Answer 19

The main idea/lesson learned in the literary work (message)

Question 20

Irony

Answer 20

When someone says something that’s not expected (situational -the outcome is different than what was expected)

Question 21

Foreshadowing

Answer 21

Indication that something is going to happen

Question 22

Symbol

Answer 22

An object that represents an idea

Question 23

Allusion

Answer 23

Brief but purposeful references (from an outside source)

Question 24

Hyperbole

Answer 24

Exaggerated statements, not to be taken literally

Question 25

Physical appearance
What the character says - words
What the character does - actions
What other people say about them

Answer 25

Ways to Develop a Character

Question 26

Inference

Answer 26

an educated guess/conclusion