Midterm Review

Question 0

Characters

Answer 0

the actors in a story’s plot

Question 1

Setting

Answer 1

is the time and place of the story’s action

Question 2

Protagonist

Answer 2

the main character

Question 3

Antagonist

Answer 3

is in conflict with the main character

Question 4

Conflict

Answer 4

a struggle between two or more opposing forces

Question 5

Internal Conflict

Answer 5

is within the mind of the character

Question 6

External Conflict

Answer 6

is between a character and an outside element, other characters, society, fate

Question 7

Point of View

Answer 7

is the relationship of the narrator to the story

Question 8

1st Person POV

Answer 8

has an “I, me, we, my” narrator

Question 9

3rd Person Omniscient

Answer 9

has an “he, she, it, they” narrator

Question 10

3rd Person Limited

Answer 10

has an “he, she, it, they” narrator

Question 11

Theme

Answer 11

is the central idea or message of the story

Question 12

Stated Theme

Answer 12

is presented directly in the story

Question 13

Implied Theme

Answer 13

is not directly in the story - you must infer based on elements in the story

Question 14

Plot

Answer 14

the sequence of events of the story

Question 15

Exposition

Answer 15

introduces the story’s characters, setting, and conflict

Question 16

Rising Action

Answer 16

occurs as complications, twists in the plot, or conflict intensification occurs

Question 17

Climax

Answer 17

the emotional high point of the story

the turning point of the story

Question 18

Falling Action

Answer 18

this is the logical result of the climax

Question 19

Resolution

Answer 19

presents the final outcomes of the story.

this is THE END of the story

Question 20

Symbolism

Answer 20

when an author uses an object to represent an idea

Question 21

Standard Symbolism

Answer 21

are symbols that are known throughout the world and mean the same thing to everyone

Question 22

Personal Symbolism

Answer 22

are symbols that are known by a specific culture and do not have meaning beyond that culture

Question 23

Irony

Answer 23

is a contrast between what is expected to happen and what actually occurs

Question 24

Verbal Irony

Answer 24

is when what is said is the opposite of what it meant

Question 25

Dramatic Irony

Answer 25

is when what a character knows contrasts what the audience knows

Question 26

Situational Irony

Answer 26

is when a character or reader expects one thing to happen but something else happens instead

Question 27

Indirect Charactrization

Answer 27

when the reader has to use clues in the text to determine descriptions of the characters

Question 28

Characterization

Answer 28

a portrayal or description of a character

Question 29

Direct Characterization

Answer 29

when the author gives a description of a character in the story