a category or type of literature, such as a short story, folk-tale, poem, novel, or play

the central idea, message, or purpose of a literary work

major events that develop the plot of a story and lead to the climax

the turning point or high point of a story

imaginative language that is not meant to be interpreted literally

a type of writing that tells a story or describes a sequence of events in an incident

events that give the reader background information needed to understand a story

a traditional story that explains the actions of gods or heroes or the origins of the elements of nature

an object, a person, or a place that stands for something else

events after the climax of story but before the resolution

the outcome of the conflict of the story, when lose ends are wrapped up

first person point of view

the narrator is a person in the story, telling the story from their own point of view; usually utilizes the pronoun I (or we, if the narrator is speaking as part of a group).

third person point of view

the narrator exists outside the events of the story, and relates the actions of the characters by referring to their names or by the third-person pronouns he, she, or they.

a struggle between opposing forces; the problem in a story

a group of lines, usually similar in length and pattern, that form a unit within a poem

comparison between two unlike things in which one thing becomes another - "like" or "as" NOT used to compare them

comparison of two unlike things, using the words "like" or "as"

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Unit 1 ELA Vocab

Unit 1 ELA Vocabulary Terms

Question	Answer
Genre	a category or type of literature, such as a short story, folk-tale, poem, novel, or play
theme	the central idea, message, or purpose of a literary work
rising action	major events that develop the plot of a story and lead to the climax
climax	the turning point or high point of a story
Figurative Language	imaginative language that is not meant to be interpreted literally
Narrative	a type of writing that tells a story or describes a sequence of events in an incident
Exposition	events that give the reader background information needed to understand a story
Myth	a traditional story that explains the actions of gods or heroes or the origins of the elements of nature
Symbol	an object, a person, or a place that stands for something else
falling action	events after the climax of story but before the resolution
resolution	the outcome of the conflict of the story, when lose ends are wrapped up
first person point of view	the narrator is a person in the story, telling the story from their own point of view; usually utilizes the pronoun I (or we, if the narrator is speaking as part of a group).
second person point of view	narrator is "you"
third person point of view	the narrator exists outside the events of the story, and relates the actions of the characters by referring to their names or by the third-person pronouns he, she, or they.
conflict	a struggle between opposing forces; the problem in a story
stanza	a group of lines, usually similar in length and pattern, that form a unit within a poem
metaphor	comparison between two unlike things in which one thing becomes another - "like" or "as" NOT used to compare them
simile	comparison of two unlike things, using the words "like" or "as"

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