Balboa Skills Intro

Theme in literature refers to...

• The sequence of events in a story.

• The life-lesson or main point of a story.

• An event that gives the reader hints prior to it taking place.

• A key problem in a plot.

Pristine means

• Pure or unspoiled

• In poor condition

• To take the place of

• A difference in quality

Character Traits are...

• Any implied or stated qualities about a character

• The main point to a story

• A problem in the plot

• Reason for a particular character's action

True of False: A text can have more than one possible theme.

• True

• False

Plot is...

• A series of events in a story

• The life-lesson of a story

• A hint that an event is about to occur

• A scene that interrupts the active to describe events that have already taken place

Supplant means

• Pure or unspoiled

• To take the place of

• Food supply

• To stick out or bulge

Hints that an event is about to occur is

• Flashback

• Plot

• Foreshadowing

• Conflict

Motive is

• The key problem in a plot

• The life-lesson or moral

• An interruption in the plot to revisit a prior event

• The reason for a character's action/dialogue

A foil character is one that

• Is extremely similar to another character in his/her traits

• Contrasts the traits of another character

• Can only be the antagonist

• Can only be the protagonist

Protrude means

• Difference in quality

• Disagreement or conflict

• To stick out or bulge

• To yield or give away