English 2 Flashcards
(40 cards)
Round Character
Highly developed character with many traits.
Character
Individuals who participate in the action of a literary work.
Flat character
Exhibits few traits and not well developed. We know very little about them.
Static Character
One who remains the same throughout the story.
Dynamic Character
One who changes throughout the story
Indirect Characterization
The writer may describe the character’s physical appearance. Writer may present the character’s own thoughts,speech, and actions.Writer may present speech and actions of other characters.
Direct Characterization
The writer tells you exactly what that character is like.
Theme
Underlying message about human life or nature that the writer shares with the leader. Usually not stated directly but must be inferred.
Protagonist
Main character in a work of literature who is involved in the central conflict.
Antagonist
The principle character or force that is an opposition to the protagonist.
Allusion
Indirection reference to a famous person, place, event, or literary work.
Diction
A writers or speakers choice of words and way of arranging them in sentences.
Plots
The sequence of events in a story
Setting
Time and place of the action of the work.
Foil
A character who provides a striking contrast to another character.
Foreshadowing
A writers use of hints or clues to suggest events that will occur later in the story.
Tone
The attitude a writer takes toward a subject.
First Person Point of View
Narrator is one of the characters, and we as the reader know as they know. (I,me,my)
Third Omniscient POV
All-knowing, knows the thoughts and feeling of ALL the characters. (Outside narrator, NOT a character in a story.
Third Person Limited POV
The reader only knows what one character knows. (Outside narrator , NOT a character in the story.
Situational Irony
What happens is the opposite of what’s expected.
Verbal Irony
The speaker means one thing but means another.
Dramatic Irony
When the audience or reader knows something that the reader doesn’t know.
Flashback
When the author interrupts the story to present events that occurred at a previous time.
