Introduction to literary terms

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Literary terms recap

Read through the recap & answer the quiz questions. 

Name 3 things a character is determined by:

Name the 7 different types of character

Finish the sentence: 'setting' refers to both ..

Point of view: through whose eyes do we see a story?

1. first-person narrator
2. first-person or third-person narrator
3. the author
4. the narrator

What is not an example or a theme?

1. Discrimination in To Kill a Mockinbird
2. Love and marriage in Pride and Prejudice
3. Red Riding Hood is about how you shouldn’t trust strangers
4. Survival in Lord of the Flies

Term used to describe time, place and social circumstances at/in which a story takes place, often revealed in the early passages of a story.

What is the following an example of?
It was raining cats and dogs. Harry shook his umbrella and came into the room, the umbrella still dripping. "It's lovely outside," he announced to his wife Ella, smiling.

1. metaphor
2. conflict
3. irony
4. character development

Harry is being ironic. By saying it's lovely, he can be assumed to state the opposite of what he means to say, namely that it's horrible weather.

What is the following an example of?
Little Red Riding Hood's mother warns her to be careful on her way to grandma and not trust any strangers. Later in the story, Little Red Riding Hood talks to the wolf, who rushes to her grandmother's house and devours both grandmother and Little Red Riding Hood.

1. foreshadowing
2. hinting
3. flash forward
4. flashback

Fill in the gap by writing down the right 5-letter word. A story with an unexpected change or ending is often said to have a ___. Mind your spelling.

to twist literally means to turn, a plot twist turns the story around 180 degrees. Some authors like to give the reader the experience of such a twist, as it enhances the reading experience.

Fill in the gap using the right 8-letter word starting with s. Mind your spelling!
That with which an author makes a story exciting and gets the reader , wishing to know what will happen next, hooked is called ___.

Where are you currently in the book 1984?

Have you finished the discussion questions of part 1?

Homework: Read up until Ch. 9 of Part 2