Literary Terms: 1984 and Heroes

Dystopian elements in literature include...

• Social and economic divides

• A loss of individuality

• heavy censorship

• All of the above

Answer explanation

Other potential elements include oppressive leadership, constant surveillance, and citizens living in fear

Foreshadowing is used in 1984 to...

• Describe traits of characters

• Gradually reveal information to readers and build suspense

• Extend the length of the story

• Reveal information to readers too quickly

Romantic heroes are...

• Characters that only care about relationships

• Unsuspecting characters that do not try to help others

• Flawless characters with superhuman abilities

• Characters with heroic qualities but also noticeable flaws and natural abilities

Flat characters are often characterized more quickly than round characters

• False

• True

The term "Orwellian" can be applied to...

• Real or fictional situations that seem dystopian or controlling

• Stories in which the hero fails

• strictly fictional writing

• only works inspired by 1984

A tragic hero is...

• A heroic character with exceptional abilities

• A character with redeeming heroic traits that fails at the end of their story

• A character who is the protagonist but lacks heroic traits

• A protagonist that does not actively try to help others

Flat characters describe...

• Characters that have a noticeable impact on the story

• Characters that do not significantly change during a story

• Characters that demonstrate multiple redeeming traits

• Characters that change drastically over the course of a story

A round character describes...

• A character that supports the main character

• A character that demonstrates only a few notable traits

• A character that demonstrates multiple notable traits

• A character that stays the same throughout the story

Tone describes...

• Specific settings

• How the writer views a topic

• How readers are expected to feel

• How characters sound

Foreshadowing involves

• Hints of future plot moments

• Backtracking to explain previous events

• Describing the setting of a narrative

• Explaining character traits