Midterm

Question 1

Irony

Answer 1

When something happens that is unexpected

Question 2

Verbal Irony

Answer 2

When words mean the opposite of what they usually mean

Question 3

Situational Irony

Answer 3

When an expectation is fulfilled in an unexpected way

Question 4

Dramatic Irony

Answer 4

When the reader knows something that the character doesn’t or there is a gap between what the reader knows and what the character knows

Question 5

Symbol

Answer 5

Can be a person, place, thing, or idea,

Question 6

purpose of symbols or how to find them

Answer 6

1. Recognizable
2. easier to use
3. meaningful

Question 7

kinds of symbols

Answer 7

1. Universal - recognized worldwide
2. cultural - recognized only by members of a certain culture
3. contextual - only meaningful in the context of the literature

Question 8

clues to identify a symbol

Answer 8

1. look at the title (keywords in the title)
2. pay attention to names (characters or places)
3. look for overuse of a word
4. nouns with lengthy descriptions
5. underuse of a noun
6. work is strange or could never happen in real life
7. archetypes - traits repeated in generations (wise old man, irresponsible teenager)

Question 9

point of view

Answer 9

helps make story believable

Question 10

1st person POV

Answer 10

the person speaking (personal thoughts, insight, feelings and emotions, I, we, my)

Question 11

2nd person POV

Answer 11

the person who is spoken to

Question 12

3rd person POV

Answer 12

the person who is spoken about (fly on the wall view, they, them)

Question 13

parts of a plot summary

Answer 13

1. exposition
2. rising action
3. climax
4. falling action
5. denotement

Question 14

exposition

Answer 14

contains the setting and introduces the characters and has an explosive event

Question 15

rising action

Answer 15

things leading to the climax

Question 16

the climax

Answer 16

the action that changes the story

Question 17

falling action

Answer 17

actions after the climax

Question 18

denotement

Answer 18

resolution - how the story ended

Question 19

characterization

Answer 19

the way a character is developed and presented in a piece of literature
it can be stated directly or indirectly

Question 20

analyzing literature and characters

Answer 20

1. personality
2. seek to find their problems that are implied
3. change or a lack of change
4. their function in the story (purpose)

Question 21

the protagonist

Answer 21

main character, his will moves the action of the plot, tries to achieve a goal

Question 22

the antagonist

Answer 22

the opposition of protagonist, he struggles to achieve his goal, often helps the reader understand the protagonist

Question 23

flat character

Answer 23

the character is seen from 1 dimension of perspective

Question 24

round character

Answer 24

seen from 2 or more perspectives

Question 25

stock character

Answer 25

stereotypical character, associated with a character type (hero, villian)

Question 26

non-stock character

Answer 26

original to a given piece of literature

Question 27

static character

Answer 27

undergoes no change

Question 28

dynamic character

Answer 28

undergoes change

Question 29

hero

Answer 29

admired for good traits

Question 30

anti-hero (villian)

Answer 30

graceless, inept, dishonest

Question 31

tragic hero

Answer 31

his demise is caused by his flaws within himself

Question 32

modern hero

Answer 32

an average guy who is put in extraordinary

Question 33

hemingway hero

Answer 33

been at war, drinks too much, gets girlfriend pregnant, she dies

Question 34

major character

Answer 34

plays an important role

Question 35

minor character

Answer 35

plays a subservient role

Question 36

foil character

Answer 36

main character that contrasts a major character

Question 37

classic dilemma

Answer 37

two outcomes that are equal

Question 38

ethical dilemma

Answer 38

conflict with policies, two morally sound options with boundaries

Question 39

moral dilemma

Answer 39

deals with the conscious, torn between right or wrong conflict between principles and beliefs

Question 40

lyrical story

Answer 40

narrative form, reaccuring symbol with minimal focus on the plot, open ended, open to interpretation