Unit 2 Short Stories

Question 1

Round character

Answer 1

A character that has many traits and characteristics who can change or grow throughout a story.

Question 2

Flat character

Answer 2

A minor character who only has one or two traits.

Question 3

Dynamic character

Answer 3

A character who changes significantly throughout a story.

Question 4

Static character

Answer 4

A character who is one dimensional and does not change throughout the course of the story.

Question 5

Protagonist

Answer 5

The main character who is central to the action of a story and moves against the antagonist.

Question 6

Antagonist

Answer 6

The villain or force which opposes the protagonist.

Question 7

Character

Answer 7

Any person, animal, or figure represented in a literary work.

Question 8

Setting

Answer 8

The time, place, environment, and cultural context of a story.

Question 9

Plot

Answer 9

What happens in a story.

Question 10

Conflict

Answer 10

A challenge the main character must face in order to progress through the plot of a story.

Question 11

How many MAIN types of conflict are there?

Answer 11

2

Question 12

What are the two main types of conflict?

Answer 12

Internal and external.

Question 13

How many SUBTYPES of conflict are there?

Answer 13

7

Question 14

Human vs Human (aka Person vs Person)

Answer 14

When the conflict is between the main character and another person.

Question 15

Human vs Self (Person vs Self)

Answer 15

When the conflict is between the main character and something inside of themselves.

Question 16

Human vs Nature (Person vs Nature)

Answer 16

When the conflict is between the main character and a force of the natural world (such as storms, natural elements like the ocean or earth quakes, etc.)

Question 17

Human vs Society (Person vs Society)

Answer 17

When the conflict is between the main character and a major belief of the society they live in which they fight against.

Question 18

Human vs Technology (Person vs Technology)

Answer 18

When the conflict is between the main character and a piece of technology (robot, machine, etc.) that control of/over has been lost.

Question 19

Human vs Supernatural (Person vs Supernatural)

Answer 19

When the conflict is between the main character and a being or force with magical or mystical abilities.

Question 20

Human vs Destiny (Person vs Destiny)

Answer 20

When the conflict is between the main character and fate, a god, or luck.

Question 21

Theme

Answer 21

The main idea a writer explores through their literary work.

Question 22

Point of view

Answer 22

The angle or perspective from which a story is told.

Question 23

First person point of view

Answer 23

Where the narrator is also a character of the story who is acting as the narrator of the story. (I, me, my pronouns are used.)

Question 24

Second person point of view

Answer 24

Where the narrator is talking to you as the reader. (We, us pronouns.)

Question 25

Third person point of view

Answer 25

The narrator tells the story about the characters without being a character in the story or involved in the story. (she/her, he/him, they/them pronouns)

Question 26

Tone

Answer 26

The author’s or narrator’s attitude towards the subject matter or audience.

Question 27

Style

Answer 27

The way an author writes and/or tells a story.

Question 28

Characterization

Answer 28

The representation of characters in narrative and dramatic works.

Question 29

How many types of characterization are there?

Answer 29

2

Question 30

Direct characterization

Answer 30

The writer makes direct statements about a character and tells what the character is like. (You will be able to find it right in the text.)

Question 31

Indirect characterization

Answer 31

The writer reveals information about a character through their thoughts, words, and actions, along with how other characters respond to that character, including what they say, think, and feel about them.

Question 32

Noun

Answer 32

A word which represents a person, place, or thing.

Question 33

Adjective

Answer 33

A word that describes a noun.

Question 34

Verb

Answer 34

A word that is used to describe an action, a state of being, or an occurrence.

Question 35

Adverb

Answer 35

A word that describes a verb.

Question 36

Action verb

Answer 36

Action verbs tell what someone or something does. And action isn't always physical. An action can be mental too.

Question 37

Linking verb

Answer 37

Linking verbs link or join a noun or pronoun to another word that tells something about the noun or pronoun. Forms of the verb to be are the most common linking verbs.

Question 38

Helping verb

Answer 38

Helping verbs help the main verb do its job. Together the helping verb and the main verb make a verb phrase.

Question 39

Simile

Answer 39

A comparison of two unlike objects using the words like or as.

Question 40

Metaphor

Answer 40

A word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing in order to show or suggest that they are similar.

Question 41

Personification

Answer 41

A word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing in order to show or suggest that they are similar.

Question 42

Foreshadowing

Answer 42

A hint of what is to come in the story.

Question 43

Flashback

Answer 43

A flashback interrupts the chronological sequence, the front line action or “present” line of the story, to show readers a scene that unfolded in the past.

Question 44

Imagery

Answer 44

Vivid, descriptive writing that uses figurative and descriptive language to paint a picture in the reader’s head.

Question 45

Denotative meaning

Answer 45

The direct and specific meaning of a word; the dictionary meaning.

Question 46

Connotative meaning

Answer 46

Additional meaning associated with the word; the additional meanings can come from emotions and ideas.

Question 47

Subject line

Answer 47

A clear, concise phrase that tells the reader the main subject of your email.

Question 48

Greeting

Answer 48

The words you use to acknowledge the reader of your email (Dear Ms. Patel, Good Morning Mr. Chan, To whom it may concern)

Question 49

Body

Answer 49

Where the full contents of the email are written; is written in formal language and grammar.

Question 50

Closing

Answer 50

The last line of your email used to thank the reader, restate your point, or confirm details.

Question 51

Signature

Answer 51

The polite salutation used to sign off your email.