midterm literature exam Flashcards
Exposition
explantation of the story, setting, developing conflicts, characters introduced
Setting
where the story takes place
Protagonist
main character of the story usually good
Antagonist
character that gets in the way of the protagonist
Inciting incident
event that makes the conflict clear and gets the story to start
conflict
main problem in the story
Rising Action
leading up to the climax/building up to the climax/leading up to the big point in the story
Climax
the middle of the story where something big happens
Falling Action
nearing the end of the story
Resolution
end of the story
Person vs. Self
Macbeth vs macbeth - protagonist vs protagonist
Person vs. Person
macbeth vs macduff - protagonist vs. antagonist
Person vs. Society
macbeth vs scotland - person fighting with injustice in society
Person vs. Nature
macbeth vs forest; baskerville vs the moore - character faces another force
Person vs. Technology
character faces technology problems - transformers
Person vs. Supernatural
macbeth vs the witches; baskerville vs hounds - character faces supernatural
theme definition
subject of the writing
macbeth themes
1.) fate vs choice
2.) ambition
3.) guilt
hound of the baskerville themes
1.) country vs city life
2.) superstition vs rationalism
Symbolism Definition
the use of words or images to symbolize specific concepts, people, objects, events
macbeth symbolism
Dagger - symbolizes macbeth is going crazy
Blood - symbolizes guilt macbeth and lady macbeth have for killing everyone
Sleep - macbeth killed sleep when he killed duncan he murdered sleep because sleep symbolizes innocence and peace of the soul and a war starts after duncan is killed
hound of the baskerville symbolism
moor, hound
Perspective
someone or something’s point of view
Point of View
narrator’s position in the storage
1st person
narrator tells the story from his own point of view
2nd person
narrator is part of the story
3rd person
narrator is outside of the story
central idea
element of the story
tone
mood of the book
mood
temporary state of mind and being
author’s purpose
reason for writing
paraphrase
using different words than the original writer
inference
conclusion based off evidence and reasoning
Allegory
storey or poem with a hidden meaning
Archtype
evil person who does something good or is forced to do something good
Tragic hero
character who fails or dies at what there doing
Protagonist
leading charecter
Antagonist
person in the way of the protagonist in the story
Foreshadowing
hint of a future event
Metaphor
figure of speech/literary device
