Semester one Terms

Question 1

Antagonist

Answer 1

Any source of conflict in a plot and does not have to be a person.

Question 2

Archetype

Answer 2

A typical example it is the same thing no matter what culture or time period your studying. Types are plot pattern, character type, symbol, and theme

Question 3

Characterization

Answer 3

The act of creating and developing a character

Question 4

Connotation

Answer 4

An association that a word calls to mind in addition to its dictionary meaning

Question 5

Culture

Answer 5

The arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively

Question 6

Cultural Conflict

Answer 6

A type of conflict that occurs when different cultural values and beliefs clash

Question 7

Cultural Context

Answer 7

When you look at the society the characters live in and how their cultures can affect their behavior, actions, and opportunities

Question 8

Denotation

Answer 8

It’s exact, specific meaning

Question 9

Dynamic character

Answer 9

A character that changes throughout the story

Question 10

Epic

Answer 10

A long narrative poem about the adventures of gods or of a hero

Question 11

Epithet

Answer 11

An adjective or descriptive phrase applied to a person or thing to describe a quality. Example: Athena➡️ Bright eyes

Question 12

Flashback

Answer 12

A section of literary work that interrupts the sequence of events to relate an event from an earlier time

Question 13

Foil

Answer 13

Two characters that are completely opposite of each other and are used to highlight each other’s differences

Question 14

Folk Tale

Answer 14

A story composed orally and then passed from person to person

Question 15

Foreshadowing

Answer 15

The use, in a literary work, of clues that suggest events that have yet to occur to create suspense

Question 16

Hero/Heroine

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Character whose actions are inspiring and noble + struggle to overcome foes and difficulties

Question 17

Historical Context

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Moods, attitudes and conditions that existed in a certain time

Question 18

Metaphor

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Comparison of one thing to another without using like or as

Question 19

Myth

Answer 19

Traditional story explaining a natural or social phenomenon involving supernatural beings or events

Question 20

Persona

Answer 20

Is a fictional self created by an author- a self through whom the narrative of a poem or story is told “a mask”

Question 21

Plot

Answer 21

The sequence of events in a literary work. Primary elements are characters and conflicts

Question 22

Point of view

Answer 22

The perspective, or vantage point, from which a story is told

Question 23

Protagonist

Answer 23

The main character in a literary work

Question 24

Quest

Answer 24

An adventurous journey undergoes by the main character

Question 25

Satire

Answer 25

Writing that ridicules or hold up to make fun of a persons flaws

Question 26

Setting

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The time or place of the action

Question 27

Social context

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Environment of people that surround an audience it reflects how people use and interpret something(current event)

Question 28

Static Character

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A character that undergoes no inner change

Question 29

Style

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An authors typical way of writing

Question 30

Symbol

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Anything that stand d for or represents something

Question 31

Theme

Answer 31

A central idea, concern, or purpose in a literary work

Question 32

Thesis

Answer 32

A subject for a composition or essay. Stated for consideration, especially one to be discussed or proved

Question 33

Tone

Answer 33

Writer’s attitude towards the readers and the subject

Question 34

Topic sentence

Answer 34

A sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph in which it occurs

Question 35

Allusion

Answer 35

A reference to a well-known person, place, literary work, or work of art. Allusions typically further the development of a theme, symbol, or other subject.