FINAL EXAM REVIEW

POP QUIZ

SYMBOLISM

Descriptive language that appeals to the five senses - smells, sounds, sights, tastes imagery

Writing that is not factual or true Fiction

the most intense part of a story climax

stanza similar to a paragraph in prose, in poetry it is called… several lines of poetry separated by a space from others stanza

A fixed, generalized idea about a person or group of people. stereotype

A word that connects ideas or paragraphs transition

When what happens is the opposite of what you expect irony

The liberties or freedom which a writer takes with material to have more impact, especially when adapting a piece of writing to the stage or screen Dramatic license

“Hearken! and observe how healthily - how calmly I can tell you the whole story.” What point of view is this? First person

A character that has many different sides to their personality Dynamic character

In an editorial, the argument against the editorialist point. Counter Argument

Historical fiction, science fiction, mystery, wilderness adventure... A category/group/type of writing genre

A literary element that conveys the author’s message Theme

Individual vs. Self The only internal conflict A character’s struggle against part of their own feelings or personality Individual vs. Self

Bang! Pop! (when words sound like their meanings) onomatopoeia

Time and place in a work of fiction Setting

a mockingbird an object that stands for or represents something else symbol

The perspective from which a writer tells a story point of view

The author of a drama Playwright

A character that changes due to things that happens in the story dynamic character

When a character is in conflict with the group of people in his/her community individual vs. society

A long story that has many plot lines novel

The feeling that a reader gets from a story Mood

“So I opened it - you cannot imagine how stealthily, stealthily - until, at length, a single dim ray, like the thread of a spider, shot from out the crevice and full upon the vulture eye.” A comparison of two things with using like or as Simile

the person who tells the story narrator

going back to an earlier point in time and presenting it as if it were happening now Flashback

Characterization Ways an author makes a character come alive: What a character says What a character does or doesn’t do What others think of the character Their appearance Characterization

“Howdy, y’all!” A regional speech pattern Dialect

A genre which contains documented facts along with parts which are created Historical fiction

The main character (usually a good one) Protagonist

A plot line which begins and ends at the same setting Circle story

foreshadowing “…but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge.” a hint of what is to come foreshadowing

The events that build up to the climax rising action

A character that does not undergo any major change to their personality Static character

The storyline in a novel plot

A humorous point in an otherwise serious piece of literature Comic relief

a conversation between or among characters dialogue

The setting, characters and mood exposition

the author’s message about people or life in general theme

Personification “The smiling moon.” When an object is given human characteristics Personification

blocking characterization circle story climax comic relief Dialect dialogue dramatic license dynamic character exposition fiction first person flashback foreshadow genre historical fiction imagery individual vs. self individual vs. society irony mood narrator novel onomatopoeia personification playwright plot point of view protagonist rising action round character setting simile stanza stereotype symbol theme transitions

blocking characterization circle story climax comic relief Dialect dialogue dramatic license dynamic character exposition fiction first person flashback foreshadow genre historical fiction imagery individual vs. self individual vs. society irony mood narrator novel onomatopoeia personification playwright plot point of view protagonist rising action round character setting simile stanza stereotype symbol theme transitions