World Literature: Unit 1 REVIEW

1. Point of view

• The perspective from which the story is told
• A brief piece of prose or fiction that can be read in a single setting.
• The author reveals a character’s attributes by stating them directly
• The way the author presents the character to the audience
• The feelings a reader gets from a text or work of literature.

2. Short Story

• The perspective from which the story is told
• A brief piece of prose or fiction that can be read in a single setting.
• The author reveals a character’s attributes by stating them directly
• The way the author presents the character to the audience
• The feelings a reader gets from a text or work of literature.

3. Characterization

• The perspective from which the story is told
• A brief piece of prose or fiction that can be read in a single setting.
• The author reveals a character’s attributes by stating them directly
• The way the author presents the character to the audience
• The feelings a reader gets from a text or work of literature.

4. Direct characterization

• The perspective from which the story is told
• A brief piece of prose or fiction that can be read in a single setting.
• The author reveals a character’s attributes by stating them directly
• The way the author presents the character to the audience
• The feelings a reader gets from a text or work of literature.

5. Mood

• The perspective from which the story is told
• A brief piece of prose or fiction that can be read in a single setting.
• The author reveals a character’s attributes by stating them directly
• The way the author presents the character to the audience
• The feelings a reader gets from a text or work of literature.

6. Suspense

• The feeling of uncertainty or anxiety about the outcome of certain actions
• When the opposite of what is expected to happen occurs in a story. (I.e A “twist.”)
• A thought or idea the author presents to the reader that may be deep or moralistic; the lesson
• The time and place a story occurs.
• The struggle between a character and another force outside of themselves. Example: man vs. man

7. Situational irony

• The feeling of uncertainty or anxiety about the outcome of certain actions
• When the opposite of what is expected to happen occurs in a story. (I.e A “twist.”)
• A thought or idea the author presents to the reader that may be deep or moralistic; the lesson
• The time and place a story occurs.
• The struggle between a character and another force outside of themselves. Example: man vs. man

8. Theme

• The feeling of uncertainty or anxiety about the outcome of certain actions
• When the opposite of what is expected to happen occurs in a story. (I.e A “twist.”)
• A thought or idea the author presents to the reader that may be deep or moralistic; the lesson
• The time and place a story occurs.
• The struggle between a character and another force outside of themselves. Example: man vs. man

9. Setting

• The feeling of uncertainty or anxiety about the outcome of certain actions
• When the opposite of what is expected to happen occurs in a story. (I.e A “twist.”)
• A thought or idea the author presents to the reader that may be deep or moralistic; the lesson
• The time and place a story occurs.
• The struggle between a character and another force outside of themselves. Example: man vs. man

10. External conflict

• The feeling of uncertainty or anxiety about the outcome of certain actions
• When the opposite of what is expected to happen occurs in a story. (I.e A “twist.”)
• A thought or idea the author presents to the reader that may be deep or moralistic; the lesson
• The time and place a story occurs.
• The struggle between a character and another force outside of themselves. Example: man vs. man