Literacy terms

Question 1

Round character

Answer 1

Complex and undergo development, sometimes quickly to surprise the readers

Question 2

Flat character

Answer 2

Uncomplicated and do not change throughout the course of a work

Question 3

Dynamic character

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Character who undergoes important change in the course of the story

Question 4

Static character

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Does not undergo important change; remains the same

Question 5

Characterization

Answer 5

Creating characters for a narration

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Conflict

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Problem within a story

Question 7

Internal conflict

Answer 7

Main character struggles with himself or herself

Question 8

External conflict

Answer 8

Character struggles with a outside force

Question 9

Point of view

Answer 9

Narrators position in relation to a story being told

Question 10

First person

Answer 10

Character speaks about him or himself and is narrated by one character at stone

Question 11

Third person

Answer 11

Narrotor tells us what’s happening in the story

Question 12

Third person omneiciant

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Narrator is a charter in the story but knows the thoughts and feelings of all the other characters

Question 13

Ironey

Answer 13

Using language that normally means the opposite

Question 14

Verbal iorney

Answer 14

Person says one things and means another

Question 15

Situational ironey

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Actions have a effect that is opposite from what was intended

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Dramatic ironey

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Audience knows something that the character does not

Question 17

Plot

Answer 17

Events that make up a story and relates to one another

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Setting

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Where the story takes place

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Theme

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Overall message

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Climax

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Turning point

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Resolution

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The end; problem gets solved

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Allusion

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Figure of speech that refers to a well known story, event, person etc to make a comparison in the readers minds

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Symbolism

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Object, place or situation had another meaning than its literal meaning

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Diction

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Style of speaking or writing

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Foreshadowing

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Warning or indication of a future event

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Flashback

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Transition in a story to an earlier time

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Imagery

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Vivid descriptions

Question 28

Simile

Answer 28

Comparing two unlike things using like or as

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Metaphor

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Comparison of two things not using like or as

Question 30

Protagonist

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The main character who generates action in the story

Question 31

Antagonist

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Opposes the protagonist

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Satire

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To find humor in a serious event

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Paradox

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Contradicts itself and seems true somehow

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Suspense

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Feeling excited or anxious for what happens next

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Tone

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Characters attitude

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Foil

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Contrasts with the main character to highlight particular qualities of the main character

Question 37

Hyperbole

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Exaggeration

Question 38

Character

Answer 38

Defined as any person, animal or figure represented in a literary work