Q2 Exam Flashcards
(26 cards)
1st Person Narrator
Uses pronouns I, me, my
2nd Person Narrator
Uses pronouns you, you’re, your
3rd Person Omniscient Narrator
Can enter any characters mind
3rd person limited omniscient narrator
Can usually only enter one characters mind
3rd person objective narrator
Never significantly enters a persons mind. Describes by actions
Initiation Story
1) Young person starts out innocent
2) Young person encounters something harsh
3) Young person has epiphany about the harshness of life
6 Ways to Reveal Character
Actions History Physical Features Settings Thoughts Way other characters talk about him
5 Types of Essay Organization
Chronological Order
Space Order
Order of Importance
One Extreme to Another
Metaphor
Direct comparison between two unlike things
Simile
Comparison between two unlike things using like or as
Symbol
Concrete object that has two meanings: a literal and secondary meaning
Personification
The giving of human qualities to something that’s not human
Allegory
The use of characters, objects, or events to represent other ideas
Alliteration
Repetition of a consonant sound in a line of poetry
Assonance
Repetition of a vowl sound in a line of poetry
Tone
The authors feelings about the subject or the reader
Setting
Physical and emotional background of a story
Theme
The point that the author tries to make about life and people
Conflict
Struggle between two opposing forces
Foreshadowing
Hinting at something that will happen later in the story
Rhyme Scheme
Pattern in which the rhymes occur
Irony
Something that seems one way, but in reality is different
Situational Irony
A situation that occurs that neither the reader nor the character expect
Dramatic Irony
A truth that the reader knows but the character does not
