Grade 10 Terms

A Dynamic Character.....

• is very strong.

• can accomplish many tasks.

• changes throughout the story.

• stays the same throughout the story.

A Static Character....

• keeps getting stuck to things.

• accomplishes many tasks.

• changes throughout the story.

• does not change throughout the story.

A Round Character....

• is shaped like a balloon.

• never goes anywhere.

• has many interests and aspects to their personality.

• is more in the background.

A flat character...

• is not very developed and has one trait.

• got run over by a bus.

• does not show emotion.

• is pretty lazy.

A special kind of contrast between appearance and reality is called

• hyperbole

• contrastery

• irony

• metaphor

A contrast between what the reader or character expects and what actually exists or happens is called

• verbal irony

• situational irony

• dramatic irony

• irony irony

When the reader or audience knows something that a character does not know it is called

• situational irony

• dramatic irony

• verbal irony

• irony irony

When someone knowingly exaggerates or says one thing and means another it is called

• dramatic irony

• situational irony

• verbal irony

• irony irony

This is also known as “Author’s Perspective” or “Author’s Position”. It is the way the author looks at/addresses the topic --his or her position on a topic

• Author’s Point of View

• Author's dilemma

• Author's choice

• This doesn't exist

The method of narration used in a short story, novel, narrative poem, or work of non-fiction is called

• narration

• mood

• setting

• Point of View