Review for Flashcard on Benchmark Terms

Front

What is the time and place of a story?

Back

Setting

Front

What term means to push the action or plot forward?

Back

Propel

Front

Which type of irony can create suspense as well as humor/comedy?

Back

Dramatic irony

Front

What is it called when a reader knows something that a character does not know?

Back

Dramatic irony

Front

What point of view is it when the narrator is a character in the story, using pronouns like I, me, and my?

Back

First person

Front

What is the term for the main problem or struggle in a story?

Back

Conflict

Front

What is the climax of a story?

Back

The turning point or most intense moment in the plot.

Front

What is resolution in a story?

Back

The conclusion where conflicts are resolved.

Front

What is the term for a character's attitude toward a subject or audience?

Back

Tone

Front

What is the difference between first person and third person point of view?

Back

First person uses I/me; third person uses he/she/they.