english test

• what are the main six elements?

  setting, characters, plot, weather, conflict and POV
• what are the main five elements of the setting

  place, weather, time, social conditions, mood/atmosphere
• what is place in setting?

  the geographical location and physical characteristics of the location.
• what is the weather in setting?

  the weather conditions
• what is the time in setting?

  historical period, time of day, year etc.
• what are the social conditions in setting?

  speech, dress mannerisms, customs, living conditions, etc
• what is the mood/atmosphere in setting?

  what feelings are created through the use of colours, physical descriptions, music, or weather?
• what are the main elements of characters?

  protagonist, antagonist, direct and indirect characterization,
• what is the protagonist?

  the main character in the story or film, usually for the positive side.
• what is the antagonist?

  the opposing force, or character that the protagonist struggles with. usually for the bad side
• what is direct characterization?

  the author tells the reader info about the characteristics of the character directly.
• what is indirect characterization?

  the author shows the reader info about the character
• what are the main 6 elements in plot?

  intro/exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution/denouement.
• what is the intro in plot?

  the beginning of the story, where the character and setting are revealed
• what is the rising action in plot?

  the events in the story become complicated and the conflicts begin to reveal
• what is the climax in plot?

  the highest point in the story, or point of interest. the reader wonders what will happen next.
• what is the falling action in plot?

  the events and complications begin to be resolved
• what is the resolution/denouement in plot?

  the final outcome of untangling of the story
• what are the types of conflicts to a character?

  internal conflict and external conflict
• what is internal conflict?

  where the character struggles with one's self, a person must make a difficult decision, overcome pain, overcome their temper, fight temptation etc
• what is external conflict?

  conflict between a character and an outside force or entity.
• what are the variations of conflict?

  character vs. character, nature, society, supernatural, themselves and technology.
• what is character vs. character?

  a character struggles with a group or another person
• what is character vs. nature?

  a character struggles with a force of nature or an animal
• what is character vs. society

  a character struggles against ideas, practices, customs, political or social structures.
• what is character vs. themselfs?

  a character struggles with an internal conflict, ideas of right or wrong, making a difficult decision, etc
• what is character vs. supernatural

  a character struggles with a supernatural forces
• what is character vs. tech

  a character struggles with tech or machinery
• what are the three main POVs?

  first, second, third person
• what is the first person POV?

  the narrator uses "I",

  often the main character

  events are told from this persons perspective
• what is the secound person POV?

  the narrator uses "you",

  often used to direct the reader directly
• what are the three types of third person POVs?

  third person omniscient, limited and objective
• what is third person limited?

  tells the story from one persons perspective

  cannot read minds

  narrator uses "he, she or they"

  does not participate in the story
• what is third person omnicencent ?

  narrator uses "he, she or they"

  does not participate in the story

  "all knowing", can mind read to all the characters

  can move from one character to another
• what is third person objective?

  the narrator uses "he, she or they"

  does not participate in the story

  cannot read ANYONES mind
• what are the different types of narrators?

  unreliable and naive
• what is a naive narrator?

  their point of view is immature and lacks insight due to circumstances or age
• what is an unrelable narrator?

  their view whose version of events is called into question within the story its self, declaration of the narrator or other characters responses.
• what are the figurative devices?

  similes, allusion, symbol, metaphor, irony, sarcasm, foreshadowing and hyperbole
• what is a simile?

  a comparison that uses "and" or "like"