front 1 Round Character | back 1 Usually the stars of the story, round characters are rich and complete. Round characters reveal their perspectives to the reader in detail. They might reveal what they think, what they want, or where they come from. We might learn about their passions, their beliefs, or their fears. They are multi-dimensional (meaning you know a lot about them!). |
front 2 Flat Character | back 2 Often minor characters in the story, readers don’t learn as much about flat characters. It is not necessary to know a lot about them to figure out their purpose in the plot. We don’t learn much about what they think, what they want, or what they’re afraid of. |
front 3 Person vs. Self Conflict | back 3 A conflict in which a character struggles against some aspect of themselves, such as ignorance, shyness, weakness or fear. |
front 4 Person vs. Person Conflict | back 4 A conflict in which a character struggles against another character. |
front 5 Person vs. Society Conflict | back 5 A conflict in which a person struggles against the rules, customs, or traditions that govern their social setting. |
front 6 Person vs. Nature Conflict | back 6 A conflict in which a person struggles against some aspect of the natural world, such as weather, animals, or time. |
front 7 Flashback | back 7 An interruption in the story to tell about an event that happened in the past. Flashbacks often appear as memories, dreams or dialogue. |
front 8 First Person POV | back 8 Tells the story from the point of view of a character in the story. Uses "I", "me", and "my" or "we", "us", and "our". |
front 9 Second Person POV | back 9 Addresses the reader directly, putting them in the position of the character in the story. Uses "you", "your". Rare in fiction. |
front 10 Third Person Omniscient POV | back 10 Tells the story from the point of view of a narrator outside the story. Uses "he", "she", and "they". An omniscient narrator knows everything, including the hearts and minds of multiple characters. |
front 11 Third Person Limited POV | back 11 Tells the story from the point of view of a narrator outside the story. Uses "he", "she", and "they". A limited narrator knows only some informtaion, usually limited to the experience of one character. |
front 12 Simile | back 12 A comparison of two things USING ‘like’ or ‘as’. |
front 13 metaphor | back 13 A direct comparison of two completely different things without using ‘like’ or ‘as’. |
front 14 allusion | back 14 A reference in the text to a famous person, place or event. Allusions can be to historical events, historical texts (such as the Bible), mythology, music or art. |
front 15 Dramatic irony | back 15 A situation in which the audience knows something that the character does not. |
front 16 Situational irony | back 16 A situation in which the outcome is the opposite of what is expected. |
front 17 Verbal Irony | back 17 A situation in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant (similar to sarcasm.) |
front 18 Symbol | back 18 An object, character, place, or colour that represents a deeper idea or theme. |
front 19 idiom | back 19 a well-known phrase that reads differently from its meaning. |
front 20 Imagery | back 20 Descriptive language that appeals to the five senses (sight, touch, taste, hearing, smell). |
front 21 Zoomorphism | back 21 Similar to personification it is when animal characteristics are given to describe human behaviour. |
front 22 Personification | back 22 A figure of speech when human characteristics are attributed to an object. |