terminology english 10

protagonist

the main character in the story

antagonist

the other thing with the protagonist( bad guy)

character vs character

2 characters have a problem that they are trying to resolve

character vs self

the protagonist has a internal problem they are trying to resolve

character vs environment

the protagonist has a problem within there environment(nature,society,fate)

climax

the main point where the main conflict is addressed

indeterminate ending

a ending where nothing is fixed and have to find evidence in the story

verbal irony

the difference between what is said and what is meant(sarcasm)

situational irony

the difference between what you except to happen of what actually happens. the outcome you would expect is not the outcome you get

dramatic irony

the difference between what the audience knows is really true and what the character believes is true

symbol

something concrete and easily defined

foreshadowing

a hint given early on in the story that connects to an event that happens later on in the story

first person point of view

seeing the story through the protagonist using “I”, “we”, “me”

third person omniscient point of view

the story is told by the narrator, what the character is thinking and feeling

third person limited omniscient point of view

the narrator speaks for one character only(inside only one characters head)

third person objective point of view

narrator doesn’t know what any character is thinking and feeling, only reports on what the characters are doing or saying

theme

a lesson we learned from a characters experiences that we can apply to our own lives

dynamic character

who is changed someway by their experiences in the story

static character

who is changed in the significant way by there experiences in the story

round character

who is a complex character with both positive and negative aspects to there personality

flat character

who lacks there depth and complexity of a round character, usually has 1 or 2 dominant traits

stock character

a flat character who is a stereotype. they do not have individual characteristics

smile

a comparison between 2 things which seems different but have a quantum in common

metaphor

a direct comparison between 2 things which seems different different but age a quality in common

personification

giving human qualities to something not human like a object or animal

onomatopoeia

a word which sounds like the sound it is describing

alliteration

2 or more words side by side starting with the same consonant sound

hyperbole

exaggeration

stanza

a paragraph in a poem

free verse

a poem without a rhyme or a regular rhythm

rhyme scheme

the pattern of rhymes in the poem by looking at the last words of each line

metre

a rhythm or beat in a poem

internal rhythm

the word in the middle of a line rhymes with the word at the end of the same line

imagery

the picture created in the reads mind created by specific visual details of description

oxymoron

2 words with the opposite meaning placed side by side

paradox

something that seems impossible but when you think about it, it’s true or possible

juxta position

placing 2 things side by side to compare or contrast them

refrain

a repeated line or lines in a poem

repetition

a repeated word or image in a poem

understatement

to make something seem less than what it really is

consonance

2 or more words with the same consonant sound in the middle of end of the word

injabment

2 or more lines in the poem are meant to be read together without stopping at the end of each line

assonance

2 or more words with the same vowel sound

apostrophe

speaking to an object as if it were a person

extrinsic motivation

coming from outside the character and it often involves rewards like money, social recognition, or praise

instrinsic motivation

coming from within the character, the character does something because they find it personally rewarding themselves and not because someone else will value, praise, or reward it

mood

how the text makes u feel