a person or being who performs the action of the story

features or attributes that distinguish one character from another

words that appeal to one or more of the five senses

a struggle of the story's main character of characters agains an opposing force

a conversation between characters

rhyme that occurs at the ends of corresponding lines of poetry

a work that contains events invented by the author

an artful deviation from literal speech

first-person point of view

the point of view in which the author, as one of the characters refers to himself as I throughout the piece

hinting at events that will occur later within a story

a type or category of literature

descriptive words or phrases used to create an impression

a standard definition of a word or expression

similarity in the structure of two or more phrases, clauses, or sentences

a series of events arranged to tell a story

a plot development that violates the reader's expectations

artfully compressed thought in the form of elevated expression

the perspective or angle from which a story is told

in two or more words, the quality of having identical sounds in the last stressed vowel and all of the sounds following that vowel

the pattern of rhyme sounds in a poem or in a stanza of poetry

a comparison of two unlike objects using like or as

a grouping of verse lines withing a poem

a violation of the reader's expectations that occurs at the end of a story see also plot twist

a person, place, thing, or ideas that means something in addition to itself

writing that resembles speech and differs from poetry, such as a short story or an essay

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8 Rdg Unit 1 Test

Term	Definition
characters	a person or being who performs the action of the story
characters traits	features or attributes that distinguish one character from another
concrete language	words that appeal to one or more of the five senses
conflict	a struggle of the story's main character of characters agains an opposing force
dialogue	a conversation between characters
end rhyme	rhyme that occurs at the ends of corresponding lines of poetry
fiction	a work that contains events invented by the author
figurative language	an artful deviation from literal speech
first-person point of view	the point of view in which the author, as one of the characters refers to himself as I throughout the piece
foreshadowing	hinting at events that will occur later within a story
genres	a type or category of literature
imagery	descriptive words or phrases used to create an impression
literal meaning	a standard definition of a word or expression
parallelism	similarity in the structure of two or more phrases, clauses, or sentences
plot	a series of events arranged to tell a story
plot twist	a plot development that violates the reader's expectations
poetry	artfully compressed thought in the form of elevated expression
point of view	the perspective or angle from which a story is told
rhyme	in two or more words, the quality of having identical sounds in the last stressed vowel and all of the sounds following that vowel
rhyme scheme	the pattern of rhyme sounds in a poem or in a stanza of poetry
short story	a brief work of prose
similes	a comparison of two unlike objects using like or as
stanzas	a grouping of verse lines withing a poem
surprise ending	a violation of the reader's expectations that occurs at the end of a story see also plot twist
symbol	a person, place, thing, or ideas that means something in addition to itself
symbolism	the use of symbols
prose	writing that resembles speech and differs from poetry, such as a short story or an essay

Created by: Mrs_CC

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