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English 1 Midterm (monk)

English 1 Midterm (monk)

Terms

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Third Person Point Of View
Point of view of a spectator
Setting
Time and place of the action of the story
Queen of the Tomboys
What was Harper Lee's nickname?
Edgar Allen Poe and Stephen King
What are two Authors de Maupassant is compared with?
First Person Point of View
Character within the story tells the events of the story
Antihero
A Protagonist who has the reverse of most of the traditional attributes of a hero. A Hero that is a bad guy.
Flat Character
A character in a work of ficton that the reader does not know much about
Minor Character
Character who dosn't play a major role in a literary work
Static Character
Character in a work of fiction that does not change throughout the course of the story
Simile
Comparison using like or as
Plot
Chain of events in a Novel
Antagonist
Person or force in conflict with the Protagonist
Dramatic Foils
Different characters that play off of each others strengths and weaknesses
Metaphor
Comparison that does not use like or as
World War I
What War did Connel Serve in?
Foreshadowing
Hints of what is to come in a story
Richard Connel
Born 1893-Died 1925
Guy de Maupassant
Born 1850-Died 1893
Cyphilis
What disease did de Maupassant Contract?
Round Character
A character in a work of fiction that the reader learns a lot about and is well developed
Franco-Prussian War
What war did de Maupassant serve in?
Climax
Highest point of anything concieved of as growing or developing or unfolding
Dynamic Character
Character in a work of fiction that grows and develops over the course of the story
Pulitzer Prize
What award did TKM recieve?
Direct Characterization
Giving specific adjectives to describe a character
Point of View
Position from which the story is told
Pun
A humorous play on words
New York
Where did Lee move in 1950?
Theme
Central insight of the story
Suspension of Disbelief
Willingness to withhold questions about the truth, accuracy, or probability of characters or action
Irony
Contrast between expectation and reality
Protagonist
Main Character
Ambiguous
Unclear. Able to be understood in more than one way
Conflict
Struggle between opposing forces
Harper Lee
Born 1926-Still Alive
Narrator
Person who tells the story

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