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11 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Main character
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the character who goes through the most change in the novel must tell how he/she changes from beginning to end
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Setting
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time and place
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Point of View
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First Person
Third Person Third Person Shifting- reader knows inner thoughts of certain characters, this may change throughout the novel (from chapter to chapter) Third Person Limited- reader knows inner thoughts of only one character Third Person Omniscient- reader knows inner thoughts of all characters at all times |
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Plot
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sequence of events
Exposition-background and setting Narrative Hook-that moment when the first action of the story begins; “hooks” the reader Rising Action- events leading up to climax; action and suspense continue to build Climax- point of no return; decisions made at this point seal character’s fate in story; significant change for main character Falling Action-events that result from the climax and lead to a resolution Resolution- conclusion of the story; all conflicts are resolved; not all stories have a “neat” resolution |
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Theme
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author’s message to the reader
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Conflict
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problems or struggle between two opposing forces
Internal- conflict within a character External-struggle occurring between two or more characters; can be seen |
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Irony
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difference between what the reader expects to happen and what actually happens
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Foreshadowing
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the author’s use of clues to hint at what might happen later in the story
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Flashback
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the author’s use of clues to hint at what might happen later in the story
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Figurative language
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writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally
Metaphor- a figure of speech in which something is described as though it is something else Personification- a type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics Simile- a figure of speech that uses like or as to make a direct comparison to relate events that occurred in the past |
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Symbolism
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an item that represents something or an idea that is much greater than it is.
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