Practice set for Stand Tall skills part I

simile example

"He is as hungry as a horse"

limited omniscient point of view

Author tells the story in third person, but from the viewpoint of a single character. The thoughts and feelings of other characters are not shown.

static characters

Character who remain the same from beginning to end

resolution

End of the story where loose ends are tied up

personification example

Lightning danced across the sky.

climax

Most exciting moment of the story; turning point; the main conflict between characters occurs

metaphor example

Our lives are grapes, bitter and sweet.

direct characterization

The author directly states a character's traits

indirect characterization

The character is revealed through their personality, appearance, words, actions, and effect on others

conflict

The problem in the story, struggle between two forces

dynamic characters

a character who experiences some changes in personality, attitude, etc... during the story.

subordinating conjunction

connects an independent clause with one or more dependent clauses; examples: since, before, unless, however

dependent clause

does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence

falling action

follows the climax and leads to the resolution

rising action

follows the exposition, this is where the conflict is introduced and leads to the climax

a direct characterization of Grandpa

he's stubborn

Coordinating Conjunctions (FANBOYS)

joins two words or two groups of words together for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

an example of an indirect characterization

that Tree lacks confidence

plot

the action and events in the story

exposition

the beginning of the story where the characters and setting are introduced

antagonist

the character that opposes the main character. He/she are in conflict with the protagonist.

First Person POV

the narrator is a character in the story, referred to as "I"

omniscient

the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings an all characters

Point of View

the narrators view of the events of a story

Characters

the people (animals, things, etc...presented as people) appearing in the story

setting

when and where the story takes place

Protagonist

who the story is mostly about, the main character experiences the problem (primary struggle)