Literary Terms

Characterization is...

• The setting of the story

• The way an author makes a character believable.

• A time period the character goes into hiding

• The Mood of the story

Tone is...

• sensory details

• the setting of the story

• The author's attitude shown through word choice and imagery.

• The way the reader feels about the story

The mood is the

• always bad

• S.T.E.A.L

• the attitude of the author

• feeling of the reader

What does the acronym S.T.E.A.L stand for?

• Smile, time, eat, age, laugh

• STEAL

• Speech, Thoughts, Emotions, Actions, Looks

• Some think epic adventures leap

Imagery is when

• you take a picture and hang it on your wall

• through sensory details and word choice a picture is created in the mind of the reader

• The time an place of a novel

• How the character acts

What is a dynamic character?

• Only the protagonist

• A flat character

• A character that changes over time

• A character that stays the same over time

A static character is

• An uncomfortable character

• A dynamic character

• a round character

• one that stays the same throughout the story

A Flat character has

• Most often changes from the beginning to the end

• Very complicated

• just a few traits

• A 2-d exterior

Sensory Details are...

• Words describing what is heard, felt, tasted, smelt or seen

• The way something is according to your brain

• The best way to add detail in a story

• a picture

A round character is......

• Has a boy's name

• is complex and has many different traits and a lot of personality

• has only one or two traits

• Stays the same throughout the story