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Which element of a story introduces the main conflict?
Which element of a story introduces the main conflict?
- Climax
- Rising action
- Exposition
- Inciting incident (correct)
In which part of the story does the conflict typically reach its highest point?
In which part of the story does the conflict typically reach its highest point?
- Climax (correct)
- Falling action
- Conclusion
- Exposition
A character who undergoes significant change throughout a story is best described as:
A character who undergoes significant change throughout a story is best described as:
- Dynamic (correct)
- Static
- Omniscient
- Observer
If a narrator only knows what they are told through dialogue, what type of point of view is being used?
If a narrator only knows what they are told through dialogue, what type of point of view is being used?
If a story's narrator knows all the characters' thoughts and feelings, the point of view is considered:
If a story's narrator knows all the characters' thoughts and feelings, the point of view is considered:
Which literary device involves a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?
Which literary device involves a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?
What is the literary term for using descriptive language to create a picture in the reader's mind?
What is the literary term for using descriptive language to create a picture in the reader's mind?
A statement that exaggerates something for emphasis or effect is known as:
A statement that exaggerates something for emphasis or effect is known as:
What story element provides the background information, setting, and introduces the main characters?
What story element provides the background information, setting, and introduces the main characters?
The moral, central lesson, or message of a story is known as the:
The moral, central lesson, or message of a story is known as the:
What literary device is used when the audience knows something the characters do not?
What literary device is used when the audience knows something the characters do not?
Giving human qualities to non-human entities is an example of which literary device?
Giving human qualities to non-human entities is an example of which literary device?
What is the term for a word that imitates the sound it represents?
What is the term for a word that imitates the sound it represents?
Repeating the same sound at the beginning of several words in a sentence is an example of:
Repeating the same sound at the beginning of several words in a sentence is an example of:
What story element most directly establishes the atmosphere and context of the narrative?
What story element most directly establishes the atmosphere and context of the narrative?
Following the climax, what part of the story leads to the resolution of the central conflict?
Following the climax, what part of the story leads to the resolution of the central conflict?
What best describes a 'pastiche' in literature or art?
What best describes a 'pastiche' in literature or art?
What describes a story in which events embody ideas or convey a hidden, typically moral or political, meaning?
What describes a story in which events embody ideas or convey a hidden, typically moral or political, meaning?
What is a 'motif' in a literary work?
What is a 'motif' in a literary work?
In which part of a story is the central problem typically resolved?
In which part of a story is the central problem typically resolved?
Flashcards
Static Characters
Static Characters
Characters that do not change over the course of a story.
Developing Characters
Developing Characters
Characters who evolve and change throughout a story.
Point of View
Point of View
The perspective from which a story is narrated.
Omniscient Narrator
Omniscient Narrator
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Observer Narrator
Observer Narrator
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Limited Narrator
Limited Narrator
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Setting
Setting
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Conflict
Conflict
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Theme
Theme
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Plot
Plot
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Exposition
Exposition
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Inciting Incident
Inciting Incident
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Rising Action
Rising Action
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Climax
Climax
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Falling Action
Falling Action
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Conclusion
Conclusion
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Simile
Simile
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Metaphor
Metaphor
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Dramatic Irony
Dramatic Irony
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Situational Irony
Situational Irony
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Study Notes
Story Elements
- Characters can be static, not changing throughout the story, or dynamic, changing over time.
- Individual characters possess personality and feel human.
- Point of view determines who tells the story: first person (reliable or unreliable) or third person.
- Third-person point of view can be omniscient (narrator knows everything), an observer (narrator only knows what is told through dialogue), or limited (narrator only knows one character’s thoughts and feelings).
- Setting conveys the mood, theme, place, and time of the story.
- Conflict constitutes the main problem in the story.
- Theme represents the central lesson, moral, or message, and should not be expressed as a subject or single word.
- Plot refers to the sequence of events in a story.
Story Element Breakdown
- Exposition introduces the setting and characters.
- Inciting incident introduces the story's central conflict.
- Rising action includes all the build up, gradually reaching the climax.
- Climax marks the major event and turning point of the story.
- Falling action occurs after the climax as the story begins to resolve.
- Conclusion completes the resolution of the central conflict.
Literary Devices
- Simile compares two things using "like" or "as."
- Metaphor compares two things without using "like" or "as."
- Irony is the difference between what is expected and what actually happens.
- Dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows something the characters do not.
- Verbal irony, or sarcasm, is when someone says the opposite of what they mean.
- Situational irony occurs when something happens that is the opposite of what is expected.
- Personification gives human qualities to inanimate objects or things.
- Alliteration is the repetition of the same sound at the beginning of words.
- Imagery uses descriptive language to create a picture in the reader's mind.
- Pastiche is a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work, acting as a reference or easter egg.
- Allegory is a story with a hidden meaning.
- Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement.
- Onomatopoeia is a word that sounds exactly like the sound it represents
- Motif is a repeating symbol.
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