English 1 Flashcards
(42 cards)
Round character
Highly developed character with many traits
Character
The individuals who participate in the action of a literary work.
Flat character
Character that exhibits few traits, not well developed, and we know little about them
Static character
One who stays the same throughout the story
Dynamic Character
One who changes throughout the story
Direct characterization
When the writer telling the reader exactly what the character is like
Indirect characterization
When your learn about characters indirectly. By what others say about them, what the character says, physical appearance and what the character does
Internal conflict
One that occurs within a character
External conflict
Character in conflict with an outside forceful
Plot
The sequence of events in a story
Setting
Time and place of the action in a work of literature
Theme
Underlying message about life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader. Typically this is not stated directly and must be inferred.
Allusion
Indirect reference to a famous person, place, or event
Diction
Writer or speakers choice of words and their arrangement of the words in a sentence
Foreshadowing
A writers use of hints or clues that suggest events that will happen later in the movie
Protagonist
Main character in a work of literal who is involved in the central conflict
Antagonist
Principle force or character in opposition to the protagonist
Tone
The attitude a writer takes for a subject
Foil
Character who provides a shocking contrast to another character
First Person POV
The narrator a character in the story and we as a reader only know what they know
Third Person Omniscient POV
The character is not a character in the story. All knowing narrator
3rd Person Limited POV
The narrator is not a character in the story and the reader only knows what one character knows
Verbal Irony
When the speaker says one thing but means another
Situational Irony
What actually happens is the opposite of what is expected
