English- Mrs. Moore-Final Study Guide- Literary Elements and Terms

Study guide for Mrs. Moore's English Final Exam

Characterization

Characterization

The construction of features that make up a character.

Direct Characterization

Characterization of a character described by the author through physical descriptions or what they like to do.

Indirect Characterization

Characterization inferred through the characters actions, thoughts, or speech.

Flat Characters

Two dimensional-Rarely complicated-A few simple character traits

Round Characters

Contains complexity-Contains depth-Easier for the reader to sympathize and associate with

Static Characters

Stays the same throughout story-Little to no change

Dynamic Characters

Shifts and changes in either personality or perspective-Undergoes important inner changes-Inner values change

Asyndeton

A sentence lacking conjunction - no “and”

Polysyndeton

A sentence with conjunction separating many ideas “and”. (we use the “and”s to tie the story together)

Simile

A comparison of dissimilar things, using “like” or “as”

Metaphor

A direct comparison of dissimilar things without using “like” or “as”

What are the five types of sense imagery?

visual (sight), auditory (hearing), olfactory (smell), gustatory (taste), and tactile (touch).

What is an allusion and what are three types of allusions?

An indirect reference - historical, biblical, literary

Story Arc

Refers to the narrative structure or progression of a story (beginning, middle, end)

Exposition

The start of a story, the characters and setting and described.

Rising Action

Series of incidents that build up to the climax, or apex

Climax

The highest point of a story, it usually gets the most intense and culminating

Falling action

Nearing the end of the story, what the characters do after the climax

Resolution

The end of the story, everything gets put together and resolved (Denouement)

Verbal Irony

When someone says something out loud but means the opposite or something different.

Situational Irony

Refers to a situation in which the outcome is contrary to what was expected or intended.

Dramatic Irony

a literary device where the audience or reader knows something that the characters in a story do not.

Unreliable vs Reliable Narrators

Unreliable narrators are characters who provide a biased account of events. Reliable narrators are trustworthy and provide an accurate account of events.

Hyperbole

A figure of speech that involves exaggeration for emphasis or dramatic effect. “The cat was as fat as an elephant”

Tone of Voice of the Narrator or Speaker

emotional connection they create

Mood

the feeling that the text makes the reader experience

Embedding quotes

1. Introduce the quote and write the quote in quotations

2. Provide the author's name and the page number

3. Analyze or discuss the quote

4. Connect the quote back to your main idea or thesis statement.

   Ex: When Esperanza was crying in the Monkey Garden, she felt as if she, “wanted to die,” (Cisneros 104) and attempted to will herself to stop breathing, showing a loss of innocence for Esperanza’s character.

Paraphrasing sections of a story

Involves restating the original text in your own words while maintaining the same meaning.

Greek and Latin Roots

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Greek and Latin Prefixes and Suffixes

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signal phrase

When you use a word to cue up a sentence a character says. (when esperanza explains," “…”)