Characters Figurative Language

“Two Kinds” Plot Language

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Characters - 10

An undeveloped character who lacks complexity

Characters – 10

What is a “flat character”?

Characters - 20

A character that stays the same throughout the story

Characters – 20

What is a “static character”?

Characters - 30

Two characters who are against each other in a story; sometimes the hero vs. the villain

Characters – 30

What is “protagonist and antagonist”?

Characters - 40

Author directly and clearly describes features of a character

Characters – 40

What is “direct characterization”?

Characters – 50

True or false – AND EXPLAIN: Static characters are also always flat characters

Characters – 50

What is “false; these are not necessarily related or dependent upon one another”?

Figurative Language - 10

Define “imagery.”

Figurative Language – 10

What is “language the author uses to appeal to any one of the five senses; uses language to

create a sensory experience”?

Figurative Language- 20

Define “allusion.”

Figurative Language – 20

What is “a reference to a mythological, literary, or historical person, place, or thing”?

Figurative Language- 30

Explain the difference between a simile and a metaphor.

Figurative Language – 30

What is “a simile uses ‘like’ or ‘as’ and a metaphor doesn’t use ‘like’ or ‘as’”?

Figurative Language - 40

Define hyperbole.

BONUS 10 POINTS: Create an original example of hyperbole.

Figurative Language – 40

What is “a deliberate and extreme exaggeration”?

Figurative Language - 50

Define understatement.

BONUS 10 POINTS: Create an original example of an understatement.

Figurative Language – 50

What is “the presentation of something as much less than reality”?

“Two Kinds” - 10

Explain what point of view Amy Tan uses in “Two Kinds.”

“Two Kinds” – 10

What is “first person; the story is a personal narrative delivered directly from Jing-Mei”?

“Two Kinds” - 20

Provide THREE examples of allusions in “Two Kinds.”

“Two Kinds” – 20

(answers vary)

“Two Kinds” - 30

Share and explain an example of visual imagery from “Two Kinds.”

“Two Kinds” – 30

(answers vary)

“Two Kinds” - 40

Use the following words to describe Jing-Mei: flat, round, static, dynamic.

“Two Kinds” – 40

What is “Jing-Mei is a dynamic and round character because she changes, and she’s

highly developed”?

“Two Kinds” - 50

Find and explain THREE similes from the story.

“Two Kinds” – 50

(answers vary)

Plot - 10

Define plot.

Plot – 10

What is “the order and structure of events in a story”?

Plot - 20

Define conflict.

BONUS 10 POINTS: Explain the two types of conflict.

Plot – 20

What is “a struggle between opposing characters around which the action of a story

occurs”?

Plot - 30

A mixture of situation and personality that impels a character to behave a certain way or

do something

Plot – 30

What is “motivation”?

Plot - 40

A character “sees” what is beneath the surface and perceives its inner workings; a character’s

realization

Plot – 40

What is “epiphany”?

tactless (adjective): lacking sensitivity

Plot - 50

The author suggests or predicts an outcome of plot; clues that something important will

happen soon

Plot – 50

What is “foreshadowing”?

Language - 10

Define diction.

Language – 10

What is “an author’s word choice”?

Language - 20

Define tone.

Language – 20

What is “writer’s or speaker’s attitude toward the subject and/or the audience”?

Language - 30

Define dialect.

Language – 30

What is “regional variety of language”?

Language - 40

Explain the difference between denotation and connotation.

BONUS 10 POINTS: Give an example of a word that has a differing denotation and

connotation.

Language – 40

What is “denotation – dictionary definition; connotation – feeling of a word”?

Language - 50

Define style.

Language – 50

What is “the way a literary work is written”?