Character Traits
1a
Words that describe a character such as:
mad, irrational, insane, despicable
1b
Climax
2a
Stage 3 of story plot:
The event that has the highest point of development; it can be
the most exciting event or the most dramatic of the whole story
2b
Conflict
3a
The problem in the story
"Ex. He had the eye of a vulture --a pale blue eye, with a film over it."
3b
Direct Characterization
4a
What a narrator reveals about a character directly
Ex. He is mad.
Ex. He is insane
Ex. He is irrational
4b
Dramatic Irony
5a
is when the reader is aware of something about the character, but the character is not
Ex. "but why will you say that I am mad? The disease had sharpened my senses."
5b
Exposition
6a
Stage 1 of story plot:
is the introduction of a story that introduces the setting,
characters and basic situation
6b
External Conflict
7a
a character has a conflict with an outside force, or another person (also known as inner conflict)
Ex. "...information had been lodged at the police office, and they (the officers) had been deputed to search
the premises."
7b
Falling Action
8a
Stage 4 of story plot:
These are the events right after the climax that are less in
tension and prepare the reader for the resolution
8b
Flashback
9a
Literary Device:
an interruption in the present scene to take you back to an earlier scene in a story
(It is used to give background information)
Ex. "How, then, am I mad? Hearken! and observe how healthily --how calmly I can tell you the whole story."
9b
Flat Character
10a
A two dimensional character, they react through speech or
gesture to reveal an emotional trait. They do not change
throughout the course of the story.
10b
Foreshadowing
11a
Literary Device:
An author's use of hints or clues to suggest events that will occur later in the story
(It is used to create suspense)
"and so by degrees --very gradually --I made up my mind to take the life of the old man, and thus rid myself of the eye
forever."
11b
Indirect Characterization
12a
is when an author creates a character's personality through his words, thoughts,
actions, behavior or what other people say about him
Ex. I heard all things in the heaven and in the earth.
12b
Internal Conflict
13a
a character has a conflict (problem) in his mind
Ex. "It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain; but once
conceived, it haunted me day and night."
13b
Irony
14a
is when the opposite happens of what was expected
Ex. The narrator was bold and courageous in the beginning, but lost it and
confessed at the end.
14b
Mood
15a
the overall feeling or atmosphere in a story
Ex. eerie, suspenseful
15b
Motivation
16a
is the reason why a character behaves in a certain manner
Ex. "and so it was impossible to do the work; for it was not the old man who
vexed me, but his Evil Eye."
16b
Parallelism
17a
The grammatical structure of words, phases or sentences that
may include listing or repetition side by side
Ex. "Oh God! what could I do? I foamed --I raved --I swore!"
17b
Plot
18a
The sequence of events that happen in a story.
18b
Point of View
19a
The perspective from which a story is told;
First Person, the narrator or character tell the story.
(used to reveal what the narrator is thinking or feeling)
Ex." For it was not the old man who vexed me, but his evil eye?"
Ex. "And when the eye fell upon me, it chilled the very marrow
of my bones.
19b
Resolution/Denouement
20a
Stage 5 of story plot:
This is the outcome of a story or where the problem gets
resolved
20b
Rising Action
21a
Stage 2 of story plot:
The conflict is introduced here, and the events increase in
tension and or suspense builds
21b
Setting
22a
The setting is the time or place in which a story occurs
(It helps create the mood for the story)
Ex. And every morning, when the day broke, I went boldly into the chamber (bedroom)".
22b
Situational Irony
23a
is when something different happens from what we expected
Ex. "I loved the old man. He had never wronged me. He had never given me insult. For his
gold I had no desire" -- yet such is his madness that he wants to kill the old man.
23b
Suspense
24a
the anxious feeling that keeps you wondering what will happen next in a story
Ex. But even yet I refrained and kept still. I scarcely breathed. I held the lantern
motionless. I tried how steadily I could maintain the ray upon the eye."
24b
Symbolism
25a
Literary Device:
is when an object or idea represents something else at a deeper level
Ex. "I think it was his eye! yes, it was this! He had the eye of a vulture --a pale blue eye, with a film over it."
25b
Theme
26a
The main message or lesson in life, you get from a story, also called the central
message
Guilty conscience
26b
Unreliable Narrator
27a
A narrator whose words cannot be trusted because he acts irrational
Ex. I heard many things in hell. How, then, am I mad?
27b
Verbal Irony
28a
is when something is said that contradicts what is
meant
Ex. "I was never kinder to the old man than during
the whole week before I killed him."
28b