Test #2

Question 0

Motivating Incident

Answer 0

The event that sets the story in motion.

Question 1

Exposition

Answer 1

The part of the story that provides the background information that sets up the story

Question 2

Rising Action

Answer 2

All the events that take between the motivating incident and the climax(this is the longest part of the story)

Question 3

Climax

Answer 3

The part where the major problem/conflicts is solved, usually the highest point of action.

Question 4

Falling Action

Answer 4

All the events of the story that occur after the climax, and the problem before the resolution.

Question 5

Resolution

Answer 5

The tying up of all the loose ends of the story that were not settled in the falling action.

Question 6

Setting

Answer 6

Is where the story takes place.

Question 7

POV (Point Of Veiw)

Answer 7

|Limited omniscient
|Omniscient |Third Person
|Objective/camera view
First person

Question 8

Limited Omnisscient

Answer 8

Defnition:
The narrator can see into the minds and thoughts of one character but is not the main character in the story.
Benefits to using: Realistic, we see world through one person
Disadvantages of using: Limited field of conversation, difficulty of having character aware of important events.g

Question 9

Omniscient

Answer 9

Definition: Can see into the minds and thoughts of all characters and is not a character in the story.
Benefits to using: Most flexible author can control easily inform reader about everything important
Disadvantages of using: Can come between reader and story, shifting from character to character may become confusing.

Question 10

1st person

Observer

Participant

Answer 10

The narrator is a character in the story.

Observer: The narrator watches the action unfold

Participant: The narrator participates in the action of the story

Benefits to using: Eyewitness account, allows the reader to get into the mind of the character, helps to create dramatic irony

Disadvantages to using: There is less mystery, bias or limited knowledge of narrarator.

Question 11

Character

Answer 11

Author use 2 methods for describing characters, direct and indirect.

Question 12

Direct

Answer 12

Definition:
The author tells about the characters
How might this look in a story?:
Author makes direct statements- John is a lively young man with blue eyes and blond hair.

Question 13

Indirect

Answer 13

Definition:
We learn about characters without being directly and we draw our own conclusions.
How might this look in a story?: How the character acts, dresses, talks, responds to things, what the other characters say about him/her, how they respond to the character.

Question 14

Types of Characters

Answer 14

Round
Flat
Static
Dynamic
Stock/stereoped
Protagonist
Antagonist

Question 15

Round

Answer 15

A character we know a great deal about.

Question 16

Flat

Answer 16

A character that we know relatively little about. (one or two traits)

Question 17

Static

Answer 17

A character that does not change from the beginning of the story to the end.

Question 18

Dynamic

Answer 18

A character that undergoes a change in their personality, attitude or thinking by the end of the story

Question 19

Stock/ Stereotyped

Answer 19

A character that is stereotyped
Dumb blond
Jock

Question 20

Protagonist

Answer 20

The main character in the story, usually the good guy, but does not have to be.

Question 21

Antagonist

Answer 21

The person or thing that is opposing the protagonist, usually the bad guy, but not always.

Question 22

Conflict

Answer 22

A struggle between 2 forces

Question 23

Man vs Man

Answer 23

One person vs Another
E.g.: Jack and his arch enemy are in a battle to his death

(this conflict does not have to be a physical fight; it can be more subtlr as well- they are trying to date the same girl)

Question 24

Man vs Himself

Answer 24

A character undergoing a personal struggle

E.g she is obsessed with her self image and struggles to lose weight.

Question 25

Man vs Nature

Answer 25

A character in a struggle against a natural element.

E.g Bob struggles to survive the hurricane

Question 26

Man vs supernatural

Answer 26

A character in a struggle against something non human (aliens, ghost or other creatures)

E.g Freda is being hunted by a sasquatch

Question 27

Flashback

Answer 27

Flashing back within the story to something that happened before the story took place

Question 28

Foreshadow

Answer 28

Hints of what is to come later in the story

Question 29

Theme

Answer 29

The meaning or purpose of the story, usually implied and not stated directly, usually makes a comment about human nature

Question 30

Mood

Answer 30

The overall feeling created by the author

Question 31

Atmosphere

Answer 31

The atmosphere is created through the authors development of the setting, characters and point of view in the story

Question 32

Tone

Answer 32

The tone is the attitude the writer takes toward a subject or character

Question 33

Symbolism

Answer 33

Using one thing to represent another

Question 34

Complication

Answer 34

A problem that the main character faces along his or her journey