Terms

Question 0

Points of view and their definitions

Answer 0

First person: what the main person is experiencing
I pronoun
Second person: you are apart of the actions
You pronoun
Third person: talks about the characters
He/she pronouns
Third person omniscient: changing between different characters he/she

Question 1

Point of view

Answer 1

The way an author tells their piece

Question 2

Conflict

Answer 2

A problem/struggle between two forces

Question 3

Types of conflict

Answer 3

Person vs Person
Person vs Self
Person vs Society
Person vs Nature
Person vs Supernatural 
Person vs Technology

Question 4

Theme

Answer 4

The central topic a text treats (example: the theme of speak is recovery)

Question 5

Moral

Answer 5

The lesson the story teaches

Question 6

Foreshadowing

Answer 6

Dropping hints to prepare the reader for what’s to come

Question 7

Symbol

Answer 7

Adding more meaning to something then the literal term (example: the jade peony represents how the dead grandmother will come back)

Question 8

Irony

Answer 8

Suggesting the stark contrast of the literal meaning being put forth, usually in a joke like manner

Question 9

Dramatic Irony

Answer 9

When the readers knowledge surpasses the characters (example: we know that Cesario is a female before the others)

Question 10

Simile

Answer 10

Drawing parallels between two unrelated objects, using words like “such as” or “like”

Question 11

Metaphor

Answer 11

One object is implied to be another as to draw comparisons between their shared traits (example: in Sir Gawain and the Loathly Lady “the women’s a monster”)

Question 12

Alliteration

Answer 12

Series of words to create repetition (example: he hated this hail filled hell)

Question 13

Setting

Answer 13

The place, time and mood of the events of a story

Question 14

Character

Answer 14

A person in the story

Question 15

Inciting incident

Answer 15

Event that starts the story’s problem

Question 16

Rising action

Answer 16

The development of conflict and complications

Question 17

Crisis

Answer 17

Peak moment of tension

Question 18

Climax

Answer 18

Most intense moment in the development of the resolution

Question 19

Conclusion

Answer 19

The close or last part

Question 20

Imagery

Answer 20

Using words or phrases to create a mental image (example: the man has the eyes of a wolf)

Question 21

Personification

Answer 21

Giving a nonliving object human characteristics (example: the dandelions dodged the attacking of my lawnmower)

Question 22

Protagonist

Answer 22

The main character of the story

Question 23

Antagonist

Answer 23

The person working against the protagonist

Question 24

Suspense

Answer 24

Leaving the reader wanting more information and to keep reading

Question 25

Pun

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Using a word in a manner to suggest two or more possible meanings (example: A group of friends and I like to go out and try samples. We call ourselves taste buds)

Question 26

Satire

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Poking fun at a human weakness or character flaw, sometimes in a rude manner.

Question 27

Onomatopoeia

Answer 27

Words that sound as they are meant to depict (example: Zap, boom)

Question 28

Hyperbole

Answer 28

Using phrases to exaggerate, creating a more noticeable effect (example: it took forever to walk home)

Question 29

Tone

Answer 29

Perspective or attitude that the author gives to a character, place, or development (example: the atmosphere was making Johnny scared)