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Narrative Unit
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| protagonist | The main character |
| antagonist | Adversary to the main character |
| interactions | Reciprocal actions or influences |
| exposition | The introduction of characters,setting,and conflicts |
| rising action | Events that happen leading up to the climax |
| climax | The highest point of interest |
| falling action | Events that happen as a result of the climax |
| resolution | The part of the story that sums up or brings the conflicts to their conclusion |
| conflict | struggle between two or more opposing forces |
| theme | The central idea or main point or purpose/ the message the author wants to convey or the lessons learned by the character(s) |
| turning point | A point at which decisive change takes place (may or may not be the climax of the story) |
| mood | The reader's feeling when reading text |
| inference | When you take what you know and take what you've read to make a conclusion |
| tone | A writer's attitude toward his or her subject |
| setting | The time and place |
| point of view | The position or angle from which a story is told (1st, 3rd limited,3rd omniscient) |
| foreshadow | Hints or clues that a writer uses to suggest what will happen next in a story |
| flashback | A technique in which a writer interrupts a story to go back and explain an earlier event |
| main character | The central figure in a narrative around whom the events in the plot revolve |
| supporting or minor character | A character in a narrative that plays a part in the plot but is not major; it adds dimension to the main character by adding a relationship with this character |
| character evolution | a process in which a character changes |
| symbolism | the use of one thing to suggest something else |
| slang | informal speech using new words or words whose meaning has been changed |
| dialect | a regional variety of a language |
| author's purpose | the specific reason a person has for writing |
| character relationships | condition that exits between characters that deal with each other |
| 1st person | he narrator is a character in the story. Pronouns: I, me, my, we, our |
| 2nd person | Directive; Pronouns: you, your |
| 3rd person objective | You do not know the thoughts and feelings of the characters |
| 3rd person limited | You know the thoughts and feelings of only one character |
| 3rd person omniscient | You know the thoughts and feelings of more than one character |
| evidence | text that supports your claim/answer |
| dialogue | conversations between characters |
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minkabrown
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