Final exam terms review

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Short Story Terms

Match the following short story terms

(character, conflict, point of view, setting, plot) /16

1. protagonist ___this character undergoes a permanent change in some

aspect of their character, as a result of the story

2. first person p.o.v. ___time, place and mood of a story established here

3. static character ___ the main character tells the story from his/her perspective

( the ‘I’ perspective)

4. internal conflict ____ the events immediately after the climax

5. antagonist ___a complex, many-sided character

6. stock character ___central character or main focus of the story

___ the first thing that happens to kick off the story’s actions 7. flat character

8. round character ____ the perspective where an author tells the facts – can only

report what is seen – can not read characters’ minds

9. dynamic character ___ one who remains the same throughout the story

10. setting ___ a minor character; one who could be summed up in one

sentence

11. omniscient p.o.v. ___ character or force which opposes the protagonist

12. objective p.o.v. ___ a stereotypical character

13. initial incident ____ the events leading up to the story’s climax

14. denouement ____ a character struggles with a decision he must make

15. rising action

16. exposition

____ the introduction of characters and background information

___ an author can see inside the minds of many characters

Poetry Terms

Directions: Circle the beginning letter, a. b. or c. that best describes the word given.

1) Hyperbole: a. using words that appeal to the five senses to create mental images b. an object of person that represents something c. a deliberate exaggeration used for emphasis or humorous effect

2) Mood: a. an object of person that represents something b. a deliberate exaggeration used for emphasis or humorous effect c. the emotional feeling that one gets from a piece of writing

3) Symbol: a. an object or person that represents something b. a group of lines that form a division of a poem c. the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

4) Imagery: a. a direct comparison between two, un-like objects with out using the words “like” or “as”. b. using words that appeal to the five senses to create mental images c. a. a group of lines that form a division of a poem

5) Stanza: a. a group of lines that form a division of a poem b. giving objects or ideas human qualities or personalities c. the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

6) Simile:

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a. words that sound like their meanings b. a direct comparison of two things using the words “like” or “as” c. another word for smile

7) Onomatopoeia: a. giving objects or ideas human qualities or personalities b. poems that have no stanzas c. words that sound like their meanings

8) Consonance: a. the close repetition of identical consonant sounds before and after vowels b. using the AA BB rhyme scheme c. words that sound like their meanings

9) Assonance: a. the close repetition of similar vowels sounds b. words that sound like their meanings c. the close repetition of identical consonant sounds before and after vowels

10) Alliteration : a. using the AA BB rhyme scheme b. the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words c. poems that don’t rhyme

11. Personification a. writing poems for enjoyment b. poems written by a person c. giving objects or ideas human qualities or personalities

12) Metaphor a. a direct comparison between two, un-like objects with out using the words “like” or “as”. b. using words that appeal to the five senses to create mental images c. comes after the word Metaphive

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