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Novels 1& 2
reading vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| analysis | studying the parts of something to better understand the whole |
| novel | chapter book |
| genré | type of book (fiction, nonfiction, biography, mystery, science fiction) |
| setting | when and where the story takes place |
| narrator | the person who tells the story |
| plot | the events in the story told in chronological order |
| chronological order | events arranged in the order in which they happen |
| climax | the most interesting point (event) of the story |
| conflict | problem in the story |
| internal conflict | a problem that a character is having INSIDE his/her own mind (character vs. self) |
| external conflict | a problem that a character is having with an OUTSIDE source (char vs char, char vs nature, char vs society) |
| resolution | a solution to the conflict |
| theme | a lesson that the reader or a character learns in a story |
| point of view | refers to who is telling or narrating the story |
| limited point of view | ONE main character |
| omniscient point of view | MORE than one main character |
| first person point of view | narrator(s) tell his/her/their own story (author is IN the story) |
| second person | (point of view) the author writes directly to the reader (you, your) |
| third person point of view | author tells main character(s) story (author is NOT in the story) |
| author's purpose | 1. inform 2. entertain 3. express opinions 4. to persuade |
| pronoun | takes the place of a noun |
| first person pronouns | I, me, my, mine, our, we |
| second person pronouns | you, your |
| third person pronouns | he, she, his, her, him, them, their, they |