Lit terms quiz

Direct characterization

• When the author shows the reader about the character

• When the main character has a problem with him/her self.

• When the author tells the reader about the character

• When the reader knows something the character does not

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Indirect characterization

• The author tells the reader about the character

• The author shows the reader about the character

• When the character has a problem with nature

• When the character has a problem with him/her self

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Dynamic character

• A character that changes throughout the text

• A character that stays the same throughout a text

• A character that is in conflict with society

• A character that is in conflict with another character

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Static character

• A character that has a problem with another character

• A character that changes throughout the text

• A character that has a problem with nature

• A character that does not change throughout the text

Internal conflict

• Rocky has to fight Apollo Creed for the championship

• Rose struggles with listening to her mother and following her heart

• Killer sharks are coming for the beachgoers

• Star has to speak up to speak out over police brutality

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Verbal Irony

• When the reader knows something the characters do not

• When what happens is the opposite of what you would expect

• When a person says something that contradicts what is really happening

• When the reader and the characters know what is going to happen

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Situational Irony

• When what happens is the opposite of what you would expect

• When someone says something that contradicts what is happening

• When the reader and the characters know what is going to happen

• When the reader knows more than the characters

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

Dramatic Irony

• When what happens is the opposite of what you would expect

• When the reader knows more than the characters

• When what is said contradicts what is happening

• When the reader and the characters know what is going to happen

The tsunami came and the boat tipped over

• Person vs Person

• Person vs. Society

• Person vs Nature

• Person vs him/herself

The character is going into the house where the killer is hiding!!!

• Person vs Nature

• Verbal Irony

• Person vs Society

• Dramatic Irony