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Setting

The time and place of a story.

Setting

The ______ of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" is 1920s Long Island, New York.

Internal Conflict

A struggle between a character and his/her feelings/emotions.

Internal

A soldier fighting his personal demons which prevent him from fulfilling his duties would be an example of an ______ conflict.

Dramatic Irony

When the audience knows something the characters do not.

Dramatic

In "The Truman Show", Truman Burbank's entire life has been broadcasted on live television. This fact, although unknown to him, is made clear to the audience at the beginning of the movie. This is an example of ______ irony.

Rising Action

Here the major conflicts are revealed and character's personalities are expanded upon.

Rising

In the story of "Little Red Riding Hood," the ______ action includes everything that takes place after Little Red sets off for Grandma's house—up to the moment she comes face to face with the Big Bad Wolf.

Verbal Irony

Irony in which a person says or writes one thing and means another, or uses words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning.

Verbal

As the thunder roared and rain poured down, Mark looked out the window and dryly remarked, "What a perfect day for a picnic." This is an example of ______ irony.

Direct Characterization

The narrator directly states a character's traits.

Direct

"Bill was short and fat, and his bald spot was widening with every passing year." This is an example of ______ characterization.

Indirect Characterization

The character is revealed through their personality, appearance, words, actions, and effect on others.

Indirect

"The man walked up and asked Jim what he was doing, and Jim replied by punching the man in the face." This is ______ characterization of Jim.

Situational Irony

Irony involving a situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended so that the outcome is contrary to what was expected/something happening that is very different to what was expected.

Situational

"Posting on Twitter is a waste of time," typed the man before pressing the "tweet" button. This is an example of ______ irony.

External Conflict

A struggle between a character and an outside force.

External

In 1 Samuel, a young and relatively meek-looking shepherd named David challenges a gargantuan Philistine soldier named Goliath to a duel. Their battle would be an example of an ______ conflict.

Foreshadowing

The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot.

Foreshadowing

The line "As the group entered the mysterious old mansion, a portrait of a foreboding figure with a sinister grin caught their eye," could be ______ what the group would eventually encounter later in the story.

Tone

Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character.

Tone

A story taking place on a dark and stormy night in a field would have a different ______ to a story set on a bright sunny day in the same setting.

Third Person Objective

The narrator is an outsider who can report only what he or she sees and hears. This narrator can tell us what is happening, but he can't tell us the thoughts of the characters.

Third Person Limited

Narrator sees the world through only one characters eyes and thoughts.

Third Person Omniscient

The narrator knows all of the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters.

First Person

The narrator is a character in the story.

Falling Action

Events after the climax, loose ends tied up, could be a "false defeat".

Falling

During the ______ action of "Little Red Riding Hood," a woodsman hears Red's cries and runs to rescue her from the wolf.

Climax

Most exciting moment of the story, here consequences of past actions matter most.

Climax

During the ______ of "Little Red Riding Hood," the wolf tries to eat Little Red Riding Hood and she screams.

Resolution

Conflict draws to a close, if the story is a part of a series, it could end on a cliffhanger.

Resolution

The ______ of "The Great Gatsby" involves Nick Carraway returning to the Midwest at the end of the story.

Exposition

Characters and setting introduced, background information presented.

Exposition

When we first meet Bilbo Baggins in "The Hobbit," we understand that his family has lived in The Hill forever and has never had any adventures. This can be classified as the book's ______.

Suspense

Process of building anxiety in a work of literature.

Suspense

"We have released the famished lions, however we have no idea where they are. Also, we are locked in this zoo for the rest of the night." This line could build ______.

Moral

A lesson taught by a literary work.

Moral

In "The Midas Touch," the ______ of the story is that the endless pursuit of wealth won't bring satisfaction.

Theme

Central idea of a work of literature.

Theme

"The fallibility of the human condition" is a common ______ in stories.

Irony

Expressing something in a manner that usually signifies something else.

Prodigal

(adj.) wastefully extravagant; lavishly or generously abundant; (n.) one who is wasteful and self-indulgent

Volatile

(adj.) highly changeable, fickle; tending to become violent or explosive; changing readily from the liquid to the gaseous state

Ostracize

(v.) to exclude from a group, banish, send away

Forthright

(adj.) frank, direct, straightforward

Exotic

(adj.) foreign; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual

Cower

(v.) to crouch or shrink away from in fear or shame

Articulate

(v.) to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to fit together into a system; (adj.) able to use language effectively; expressed clearly and forcefully

Defect

(n.) an imperfection, flaw, or blemish of some kind; (v.) to desert a cause or organization

Juncture

(n.) a joining together; the point at which two things are joined; any important point in time

Predatory

(adj.) preying on, plundering, or piratical

Ample

syn: sufficient, adequate, considerable; ant: insufficient, inadequate

Facetious

syn: comical, witty, tongue in cheek; ant: serious, humorless

Purge

syn: cleanse, purify; ant: pollute, contaminate, defile

Belittle

syn: minimize, underrate, disparage; ant: exaggerate, magnify, overestimate

Waver

syn: hesitate, falter; ant: stand firm, be resolute

Epitaph

syn: tombstone inscription

Plausible

______:impossible = right:wrong

Pseudonym

______:anonymous = headline:title

Scapegoat

______:innocent = felon:guilty

Turncoat

______:ally = loyalist:rebel

Noun

A person, place, thing, or idea.

Pronoun

A word that takes place of a noun.

Adjective

A word that describes a noun.

Action Verb

An action word.

Linking Verb

Connects the subject to a word or word group that identifies or describes the subject

Became

Identify the linking verb in the sentence "They became best friends."

Adverb

A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.

Quickly

Identify the adverb in the sentence, "He quickly ran to the store."

Preposition

A word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word.