Question

part 1: literary terms
matching. match the word on the left with its definition on the right. you’ll use all the letters once.
d 1. characterization a. what happens
b 2. internal conflict b. where and when it happens
____ 3. external conflict c. main character; story revolves around this character
____ 4. irony d. what a character is like; what s/he does to show his/her personality
e 5. plot e. the big moment; the explosion or gunshot or phone call or car wreck that finally ends conflict
c 6. setting f. story leads the reader to expect one thing, but the opposite happens
j 7. suspense g. quick wrap-up after the climax; just before the credits in a movie; now the whole thing feels finished
h 8. climax h. problem or struggle within a character; decision a character must make
e 9. resolution j. detailed descriptions of the moments just before the climax; puts off moment of climax; audience waits and wonders “what’ll happen?”
k 10. protagonist k. a problem or struggle between two characters or between one character and some outside force, like weather or a negative personality trait

part 2—more literary terms
matching. match the word on the left with its definition on the right. you’ll use all the letters once.
____1. point of view a. “lesson” about life which the author or director hopes we will learn
____2. first person pov b. feeling, emotion which the story generates in the reader or audience
____3. 3rd pers. omniscient pov c. present movement of the story is halted and a scene from the past is re-lived; readers re-live the past moment in the present
____4. 3rd pers. limited pov d. the very beginning of a story; characters, setting, and sometimes the conflict are all introduced in this part of the plot
____5. exposition e. narrator is not a character in the story and knows the thoughts and feelings of only one character
____6. mood f. narrator is one of the characters in the story
____7. theme g. the character who works against the main character
____8. antagonist h. narrator’s perspective
____9. flashback j. events of the story occur in the same order in which they happened in “real” life; no flashbacks
____10. chronological order k. narrator is not a character but knows everything about all of the characters

Explanation:

Part 1:

1. characterization: D (what a character is like; what s/he does to show his/her personality)
2. internal conflict: H (problem or struggle within a character; decision a character must make)
3. external conflict: K (a problem or struggle between two characters or between one character and some outside force, like weather or a negative personality trait)
4. irony: F (story leads the reader to expect one thing, but the opposite happens)
5. plot: A (what happens)
6. setting: B (where and when it happens)
7. suspense: J (detailed descriptions of the moments just BEFORE the climax; puts off moment of climax; audience waits and wonders "What'll happen?")
8. climax: E (The big moment; the explosion or gunshot or phone call or car wreck that finally ends conflict)
9. resolution: G (quick wrap - up AFTER the climax; just before the credits in a movie; now the whole thing feels finished)
10. protagonist: C (main character; story revolves around this character)

Part 2:

1. point of view: H (narrator’s perspective)
2. first person POV: F (narrator is one of the characters in the story)
3. 3rd pers. omniscient POV: K (narrator is NOT a character but knows EVERYTHING about all of the characters)
4. 3rd pers. limited POV: E (narrator is NOT a character in the story and knows the thoughts and feelings of only one character)
5. Exposition: D (the very beginning of a story; characters, setting, and sometimes the conflict are all introduced in this part of the plot)
6. mood: B (feeling, emotion which the story generates in the reader or audience)
7. theme: A ("lesson" about life which the author or director hopes we will learn)
8. antagonist: G (the character who works AGAINST the main character)
9. flashback: C (present movement of the story is halted and a scene from the past is re - lived; readers re - live the past moment in the present)
10. chronological order: J (events of the story occur in the same order in which they Happened in "real" life; no flashbacks)

Answer:

s (Part 1):

1. D
2. H
3. K
4. F
5. A
6. B
7. J
8. E
9. G
10. C