Study Guide Semester One Flashcards
Who is the author of The Masque of the Red Death?
Edgar Allen Poe
Who is the author of Luck?
Mark Twain
Who is the author of There Will Come Soft Rains?
Ray Bradbury
Who is the author of The Princess and All the Kingdom?
Par Langerkvist
Who is the author of Damon and Pythias?
William F. Russell
Who is the author of Hands and Hearts?
O. Henry
The sequence of events
plot
a struggle between opposing forces
conflict
presents information
exposition
the high point of interest or suspense in a story, novel, or play
climax
the end of the central conflict
resolution
the things that stand in the way of the protagonist
complications
the feeling of uncertainty
suspense
clues that suggest events that have yet to come
foreshadowing
the main character struggles against an outside force
external conflict
when the conflict occurs inside the characters’ mind
internal conflict
a highly imaginative writing that contains elements not found in real life
fantasy
the act of creating and developing a character
characterization
when the author directly states the character’s traits
direct characterization
when the author shows a character’s personality through their actions, thoughts, words, feelings, etc.
indirect characterization
character that shows many traits including faults and virtues
round character
a character that demonstrates a single trait
flat character
a character that does not change
static character
a character that develops and grows during the course of the story
dynamic character
the perspective from which the story is told
point of view
when the narrator is part of the action
first person
tells only the thoughts and feelings of one character
third person limited
a speech by one character in a play, story, or poem
interior monologue
the time and place of the action
setting
culture, kind of like setting, right lingo, outfits, activities, etc.
local color
(mood) the feeling created in a reader
atmosphere
anything that stands for or represents something else
symbol
a story or tale with two or more literary meanings, symbolic and literal
Allegory
the writer’s attitude
Tone
words are used to suggest the opposite of what is meant, sarcasm is a negative form
verbal irony
an event that occurs that directly contradicts the expectations of the characters, the readers or the audience
irony of situation
a central message or insight revealed through a literary work
theme
a moment in the story that is memorable, vivid, or especially stands out
crystallized moment
Between my mom, my brother Tyrone, and (I, me), we have more than two thousand postcards.
me
Mom, Tyrone, and (I, me) have collected them for almost ten years.
I
Tyrone and (I, me) started collecting later than my mom.
I
Either Dr. Krebs or (she, her) has more postcards that anyone I know.
she
Mom says she has as many postcards as (he, him)
he
