What are the 3 types of irony?

Hysterical, Verbal, Situational

What can you use to figure out what a character’s traits are?

how other characters react to the character

An author writes, “The girl was very patient.” This is an example of ________.

the author telling you directly what a character is like

the author showing you indirectly what a character is like

A character, Nicki, is friendly. The author shows this by having Nicki sit down at a lunch table with a group of kids she doesn’t know and introduce herself. What is the author using to show Nicki’s trait?

the other characters' reactions to Nicki

What is direct characterization?

Direct characterization is the process of describing a character's traits or qualities directly through explicit statements or actions.

Direct characterization is the process of describing a character's traits or qualities through dialogue.

Direct characterization is the process of describing a character's traits or qualities through the use of symbolism.

Direct characterization is the process of describing a character's traits or qualities indirectly through implicit statements or actions.

What is indirect characterization?

A method of revealing a character's traits through actions, thoughts, dialogue, appearance, or other characters' perceptions.

A method of revealing a character's traits through direct statements or descriptions.

A method of revealing a character's traits through flashbacks or memories.

A method of revealing a character's traits through physical appearance only.

How does direct characterization reveal character traits?

Direct characterization reveals character traits by explicitly stating or describing the character's qualities, personality, or appearance.

Direct characterization reveals character traits through dialogue and interactions with other characters.

Direct characterization reveals character traits by analyzing the character's thoughts and feelings.

Direct characterization reveals character traits by showing the character's actions and behaviors.

How does indirect characterization reveal character traits?

By showing the character's actions, thoughts, and dialogue.

By highlighting the character's relationships with other characters.

By revealing the character's background and history.

By describing the character's physical appearance.

What are some examples of direct characterization?

Stating that a character is brave, kind, or intelligent.

Showing a character's actions and behaviors.

Revealing a character's thoughts and feelings.

Describing a character's physical appearance.

What are some examples of indirect characterization?

Showing a character's traits through their actions, thoughts, or dialogue.

Describing a character's appearance

Revealing a character's thoughts through narration

Using direct statements to describe a character's personality

Which of these lists the elements of plot in the correct order?

Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution

Climax, Resolution, Exposition, Falling Action, Rising Action

Rising Action, Resolution, Exposition, Climax, Falling Action

Exposition, Climax, Rising Action, Resolution, Falling Action

Which of the following best describes a protagonist?

someone who has a central role in the story

someone who is a minor character

someone who has a peripheral role in the story

someone who is a stock character

Which of the following describes a major character?

those are whom the story is centered

someone who has a central role in the story

the most important person in the story

characters that are affected by the plot and undergo change.

What is a dynamic character?

characters that are affected by the plot and undergo change.

A character who works with the antagonist

Characters who assist the protagonist

a character with many sides to their personality

How can an author's use of setting build tension within a story?

By having a character not fit in or be at odds with the setting

By having a character remember a previous setting

By having a character reenact historical events that happened in the setting

By having a character become comfortable in the setting

How does a reader make an inference about a character?

By using the character's actions, interactions, and words to learn more about him or her

By using information from another source to learn more about the character

By using the author's biographical information to learn more about the character

By using information about the character that the author has provided in the footnotes

What is the definition of plot?

The sequence of events in the story

List two things that can cause change in a dynamic character

Events, other characters, internal, external

Internal conflict is:

Conflict within the mind of a character

Conflict with an opposing force

A conflict between two characters

Setting tells you where and when a story occurs. Setting can include time and place. Read the following passage from Alice in Wonderland: Once in the wood, she was anxious to get back to her right size again, and then to get into that lovely garden. But how? Peeping over a mushroom, she beheld a large blue caterpillar... Which detail provides a clue where this passage takes place?

“A large blue caterpillar..”

“...get back to her right size again...”

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What is the persuasive appeal that pertains to emotion?

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What is the persuasive appeal that pertains to logic?

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ELA 9 Semester 2 Final

What is the persuasive appeal that pertains to emotion?

What is the persuasive appeal that pertains to logic?

What is the persuasive appeal that pertains to reputation or trustworthiness?

A comparison using "like" or "as" is called a...

In literary terms, an exaggeration is called a...

The repetition of initial consonant sounds is called...

A comparison without using "like" or "as" is called...

Giving human qualities to a non-human thing is called...

What are the 3 types of irony?

What is it called when the audience knows something that the characters in the story don't know?

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