Vocab for Midterm

Question 1

A poem not bound by regular strict meter

Answer 1

Free verse

Question 2

Comparison of two things by saying one IS another

Answer 2

Metaphor

Question 3

Consistency of ending sounds

Answer 3

Rhyme

Question 4

Pattern of rhyme in a poem

Answer 4

Rhyme scheme

Question 5

Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects (I.e. Emotions, actions)

Answer 5

Personification

Question 6

Words that sound like their meaning (pop, buzz, squeak)

Answer 6

Onomatopoeia

Question 7

Repetition of sounds, particularly the sounds of consonants

Answer 7

Alliteration

Question 8

Creation of pictures in the reader’s mind through use of exact detail

Answer 8

Imagery

Question 9

_____________ character
Person on whom action _________
Attempts to ________________ something
Usually round and dynamic

Answer 9

• Protagonist -
  Central
  Centers
  Accomplish

Question 10

Character or force that holds the __________ back

Character who wants something in ________________ to the protagonist

Answer 10

• Antagonist -
  Action
  Opposition

Question 11

______________ or minor character
Character who is a _____________ or opposite to the protagonist
Character who emphasizes or highlights the traits of the ______________

Answer 11

• Foil -
  Secondary
  Contrast
  Protagonist

Question 12

Character that is instantly recognizable because of the ___________________

Answer 12

• Stereotyped or stock character -

Stereotype

Question 13

Well-\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Has many \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, good and bad
Not easily defined because we know many \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ about them 
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ and life-like
Most major characters are \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Answer 13

- Round character -
Defined 
Traits
Details
Realistic
Round

Question 14

Not well-\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Does not have many \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ 
Easily defined in a single \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ because we don't know much about them
Sometimes \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Most minor characters are \_\_\_\_\_\_

Answer 14

- Flat - 
Developed 
Traits
Sentence
Stereotyped
Flat

Question 15

Undergoes an important ____________ in personality in the story
Comes to some sort of ___________ that permanently changes the character
A change occurs ___________ the character because of the events of the story
Usually the protagonist

Answer 15

• Dynamic -
  Change
  realization
  Within

Question 16

Remains the ________ throughout the story
Although something may happen to the character, it does not cause the character to __________
Mainly the minor characters

Answer 16

• Static -
  Same
  Change

Question 17

Themes of Charlottes’s Web

Answer 17

Friendship, loyalty, growing up, farm life, determination

Question 18

Themes of Flat Stanley

Answer 18

Being different, creating solutions for life’s problems, EMPATHY

Question 19

Goals for a writing assignment:

1. Does it fit course _______________?
2. What do you want the students to _________\____________?
3. Is it an individual or ____________ project?
4. Prior _________ needed?
5. Format restrictions?
6. Write two versions: one for ________ and one for the __________.

Answer 19

Objectives
Learn/experience
Collaborative
Write a version for YOURSELF and one for the STUDENTS

Question 20

Goals for a writing assignment:

• kind of writing
• length
• format
• documentation
• research
• deadlines

Answer 20

To be included in your CLEAR description

Question 21

A story that means more than appears at first glance

Answer 21

Allegory

Question 22

Features folklore, fantasy characters (witches, goblins, fairies)

Answer 22

Fairy tales

Question 23

Stories with morals; characters usually animals

Answer 23

Fables

Question 24

Stories of gods and immortal characters, heroes; often attempt to explain origins

Answer 24

Myth

Question 25

Stories of humans (larger than life); every culture has their own

Answer 25

Legends