Theme & Characterization

Front

What is the main character in a story called?

Back

Protagonist

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Front

What is the process by which an author reveals the personality of a character?

Back

Characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Front

What is it called when the author plainly tells the reader the traits of a character?

Back

Direct characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Front

Which character trait does not belong: ambitious, goal-oriented, hard-working, unmotivated?

Back

Unmotivated

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Front

What is the subject of a text referred to, or what the text is about?

Back

Topic

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

Front

What term describes the underlying message or main idea of a story?

Back

Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Front

What is the term for a character who opposes the protagonist?

Back

Antagonist

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Front

What type of characterization shows the traits of a character through actions and dialogue?

Back

Indirect characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Front

What is the term for the emotional atmosphere of a story?

Back

Tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Front

What do we call the sequence of events in a story?

Back

Plot

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D