Literary Terms

Question 1

characterization

Answer 1

the method in which the author develops a character . this includes the characters thoughts words, and actions, and what the narrator and other characters say about him/her.

Question 2

theme

Answer 2

the main moral or message of a piece of literature

Question 3

point of view

Answer 3

the perspective from which a story is told.(narrated)

Question 4

first person

Answer 4

the narrator is apart of the story and uses personal pronouns ( I,Me)

Question 5

Third person

Answer 5

the narrator is an outside voice telling the story not a part of the story

Question 6

third person omniscient

Answer 6

the narrator is an outside voice , that is all knowing and can tell a characters thoughts and feelings.

Question 7

plot

Answer 7

the structure of the story

Question 8

Exposition

Answer 8

the basic background information is revealed foundation for the story

Question 9

rising action

Answer 9

conflict develop

Question 10

climax

Answer 10

the turning point of the story; interest and intensity are at its peek

Question 11

falling action

Answer 11

events that occur after the climax

Question 12

resolution

Answer 12

conflicts are resolved; the way things are going to be from now on

Question 13

protagonist

Answer 13

the central character or hero

Question 14

antagonist

Answer 14

a person or force that opposes the protagonist

Question 15

setting

Answer 15

time and place in which the story takes place

Question 16

Conflict

Answer 16

problem of the story

Question 17

internal conflict

Answer 17

within a characters own mind a personal conflict

Question 18

external conflict

Answer 18

a problem a character faces with an outside force
a. Man vs. man
b. Man vs. nature
C. man vs society

Question 19

Situational irony

Answer 19

when something other than what is expected to happen happens

Question 20

dramatic

Answer 20

when the reader or audience knows more about a situation than a character

Question 21

verbal

Answer 21

when a person says or writes something but means something else

Question 22

symbolism

Answer 22

when an object stands for something but means something else

Question 23

Direct characterization

Answer 23

tells the audience what the personality of a character is.

patient boy, quite girl

Question 24

indirect characterization

Answer 24

shows something that reveals the personality of a character through speech thoughts actions.

Question 25

dynamic characterization

Answer 25

the experiences changes through out the plot of a story. The changes may be sudden or the change may be gradual and take place through out the story

Question 26

static characterization

Answer 26

that do not experience basic character changes during course of the story