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English 11/2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| declarative sentence | statement |
| interrogative sentence | question |
| imperative sentance | demand |
| exclamatory sentence | has passion |
| dependant clause | not a complete sentence |
| independent clause | complete sentence |
| simple sentence | 1 independent clause |
| compound sentance | 2 independent clauses |
| compound-complex sentence | 2 or more independent clauses with 1 or more dependant clauses |
| complex sentence | 1 independent clause and 1 dependent clause |
| appearance | physical description of a character |
| behaviors | actions |
| speech | what is said, and how its said |
| reactions | how character(s) react to the character |
| inner thoughts | what he/she thinks |
| setting | time and place of the action of the story |
| backdrop | setting doesn't matter to the story |
| integral | setting is important to the story |
| time | day, year, season |
| place | where specifically does the story take place |
| mood | atmosphere; how it fells for the characters |
| Character | person or animal that takes part in the story line |
| flat | few details; more of a stereotype |
| round | well developed, many sides;true to life; personality |
| static | character stays the same; no growth |
| dynamic | character grows & changes, learns from experiences/conflict |
| protagonist | person who solves the problem (most of the time a main character) |
| antagonist | creates the problem; works against the main character/protagonist |
| Point of View (POV) | how the story is told |
| 1st person | a character within the plot is telling the story |
| 3rd person limited | narrator tells story and shares the thoughts/ emotions of only one character. |
| 3rd person omniscient | narrator tells story and all emotions/thoughts of main characters |
| Plot | the story itself; the chain of events |
| linear | chapter books, continuous plot |
| episodic | each chapter is a different story |
| open-ended | you decide ending, cliffhanger |
| conflict | a struggle between opposing forces |
| internal/ man vs. self | inside characters mind |
| external | outside characters- man vs man, man vs society, man vs nature, man vs supernatural |
| Plot line | a line with 6 points that show different parts of the story |
| inciting moment | the moment when the action starts |
| exposition | the beginning(setting, characters) |
| rising action | actions leading to the climax |
| climax | the most emotional or dramatic moment in the story |
| falling action(s) | conflict is working out |
| resolution | conflict is concluded - loose ends are tied up |
| foreshadowing | clues about what will happen later on in the story |
| flashback | looking back on past events |
| hyperbole | exaggeration |
| suspense | creates anxiety and uncertainty about the plot |
| irony | twist of fate in the end; unexpected outcome |
| imagery | use of any or all senses |
| metaphor | comparing two objects without as or like |
| simile | comparing two objects with like or as |
| personification | giving human characteristics to non-human characters |
| symbolism | use of object to represent something bigger |
| alliteration | repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in a line |
| oxymoron | a contradiction in terms(jumbo shrimp) |
| theme | author's message about life and people |
| man vs man | when the main conflict is characters vs each other |
| man vs self | when the main conflict is a character vs them self |
| man vs society | when the main conflict is a character vs a society |
| man vs nature | when the main conflict is a character vs nature |
Created by:
Liam101
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