Ela study guide

Question 1

Whats a foil character?

Answer 1

A foil is as character (usasully the protagonist) in order to highlight particular qualities of
the other character

Question 2

whats a protagonist?

Answer 2

The leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or fictional text. (normally good)

Question 3

whats an antagonist?

Answer 3

a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary. (normally bad)

Question 4

whats the anti hero?

Answer 4

A leading character in a story who, unlike a traditional hero acts in an un-heroic way

Question 5

whats a dynamic character?

Answer 5

characters that experience changes throughout the plot of the story. Although the change might be sudden , it is expected based on the storys events.

Question 6

whats a static character?

Answer 6

characters that do not experience basic character changes during the course of the story.

Question 7

whats a flat character?

Answer 7

an undeveloped character

Question 8

whats a minor character?

Answer 8

a less important character

Question 9

whats man vs. man?

Answer 9

: a situation in which two characters have opposing desires or interests. The typical scenario is a conflict between the protagonist and antaganast.

Question 10

whats Man vs. Nature?

Answer 10

a characture is tormented by natural forces such as storms or animals

Question 11

whats Man vs. Society?

Answer 11

in this type of conflict, a charcter mudt take on society itself, and not a single person. The character stands at odds with societal norms and realizes the nessesary to work against the norms.

Question 12

whats Man vs. Self?

Answer 12

a charcter mudt take on society itself, and not a single person. The character stands at odds with societal norms and realizes the nessesary to work against the norms.

Question 13

Whats a metaphore?

Answer 13

When you compare to things without “like” or “as”

Question 14

Whats a similie?

Answer 14

When you compare 2 things useing like or as

Question 15

imigery?

Answer 15

when you use your senses to decribe something.

Question 16

verbal irony?

Answer 16

When someone says the opposite of what they mean. Sarcasm.

Question 17

dramatic irony?

Answer 17

When the reader knows something that the character does not.

Question 18

situational irony?

Answer 18

When the opposite of what was expected happens.

Question 19

Symbol?

Answer 19

Something/and object that has an importance

Question 20

mood?

Answer 20

How word choice, setting, and imagery set the mood
Mood is the feeling the reader gets from a story.
Mood is the setting and atmosphere.

Question 21

first person?

Answer 21

First person is “I”

Question 22

Second person?

Answer 22

Second person “You”

Question 23

Thired person objective?

Answer 23

If the author relates the events of the story from the perspective of only one character, but we do not know their thoughts and feelings, this is known as third person objective point of view.

Question 24

Third person limited?

Answer 24

If the author relates the events of the story from the perspective of only one character, this is known as third person limited point of view.
The reader can see into the mind of only one person.

Question 25

Third Person Omniscient Point of View?

Answer 25

If the author relates the events of the story from the perspective of several characters, this is known as third person omniscient point of view.

Question 26

Whats again and again?

Answer 26

When you notice a word, phrase, or situation mentioned over and over, STOP and ask yourself, “Why does this keep happening again and again?” The answer will tell you about the theme and conflict, or will foreshadow what might happen later in the story.

Question 27

Whats again and again?

Answer 27

When you notice a word, phrase, or situation mentioned over and over, STOP and ask yourself, “Why does this keep happening again and again?” The answer will tell you about the theme and conflict, or will foreshadow what might happen later in the story.

Question 28

Whats words of the wiser?

Answer 28

When someone gives them good advice,think, what are they trying to say.

Question 29

Whats words of the wiser?

Answer 29

When someone gives them good advice,think, what are they trying to say.

Question 30

Whats Aha Moment?

Answer 30

When you kind of figure something out or a Aha! Moment

Question 31

Whats a Memory Moment?

Answer 31

When the author interrupts the action to tell you about a memory, STOP and ask yourself, “Why might this memory be important?” The answer will tell you about the theme and conflict, or will foreshadow what might happen later in the story. FLASHBACKS

Question 32

Whats Contrast and Contradiction?

Answer 32

When a character does something that contrasts with what you’d expect or contradicts his earlier acts or statements, STOP and ask, “Why is the character doing that?” The answer will help you make predictions and draw inferences about the plot and conflict.

Question 33

Whats tough Questions?

Answer 33

When a character asks himself a very difficult question, or any question you have about a character, an event, a change, an image or idea that makes you wonder, STOP and ask yourself, “What does this question make me wonder about?” The answer will tell help you think about what might happen later in the story or why this might be important

Question 34

Setting?

Answer 34

How setting connects to character: if a character comes from a different place they will be seen as different How setting connects to mood: Mood is the setting and atmosphere.

Question 35

Intro?

Answer 35

start of the story some characters introduced, setting

Question 36

inciting incident?

Answer 36

some sort of conflict happens, causes an issue starting the story

Question 37

Rising action?

Answer 37

the part of the story that leads up to the climax, builds suspense

Question 38

climax?

Answer 38

The most exiting part of the story, can go one way or another Falling Action: conflict starts to get resolvedhah

Question 39

falling action?

Answer 39

conflict starts to get resolvedhah

Question 40

resolution?

Answer 40

conflict is resolved everythings fine