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KrodriguezELA1
Literary Elements Vocabulary Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1. plot | the pattern of events that take place in a story |
| 2. exposition | the introduction of the story before the action begins. the conflict is told here. |
| 3. rising action | events that create or complicate the conflict or problem, leading up to the climax |
| 4. climax | the highest point of interest or suspense in a story |
| 5. falling action | all of the action which follows the climax |
| 6. resolution | how the conflict/problem of the story is solved |
| 7. conflict | a struggle between opposing forces; the main problem in the story |
| 8. setting | where and when the story takes place |
| 9. theme | the central message or lesson in a story |
| 10. main characters | the main or most important person in the story |
| 11. character(s) | other people in the story |
| 12. character motivation | the reason characters act and speak the way they do. it is what drives a character to behave in a certain way |
| 13. protagonist | the main character of the story |
| 14. antagonist | the character or force in conflict with the main character; the villain |
| 15. narrator | the person telling the story |
| 16. point of view | the relationship of the narrator to the story |
| 17. omniscient narrator | knows everything about all of the characters |
| 18. limited-omniscient narrator | knows everything about only one character in the story |
| 19. first person narrator | a character in the story who is telling the story; I, me, my |
| 20. third person narrator | is not a character in the story, an observer who describes the characters and events in the story without being part of the action; he, she, they |
| 21. second person narrator | addresses a character called "you" throughout the story (this form of narration is not as common but may be found in directions, recipes and persuasive writing) |
| 22. Literal language | Uses words in their ordinary sense (ex: diving board, jump in) |
| 23. Figurative language | Not intended to be interpreted in a strict literal sense (ex: jump in a lake, car is a lemon) |
| 24. Hyperbole | Obvious or intentional exaggeration, an extravagant statement off figure of speech not intended to be taken literally (ex: to wait an eternity) |
| 25. Onomatopoeia | A word formed from a sound associated with what is being named (crash, crunch, sizzle, cuckoo) |
| 26. Foreshadowing | Clues about what to expect as the story continues |
| 27. Flashback | An interruption of the action in a story to tell about something that happened at an earlier time |
| 28. Imagery | The way authors use words or “paint pictures” with words so their readers will be able to “see” the story in their minds |
| 29. Personification | When human characteristics and feelings are assigned to animals, plants, objects or natural forces |
| 30. Alliteration | The repetition of initial consonant sounds (ex safe and sound or do or die) |
| 31. Simile | A comparison made between two different things using like or as (ex smooth as silk, cool as a cucumber) |
| 32. Metaphor | A direct comparison between two different things without the use of like or as (ex you are my sunshine) |
| 33. Idiom | an expression that takes on a figurative meaning which is different from the literal definition of the individual words (ex: don't worry, the test will be a piece of cake) |
| 34. tone | an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience (serious, informal, sarcastic, cheerful) |
| 35. expository text | provides facts about real people, places, things and events and the information follows a specific text structure like description, definition, cause and effect, compare and contrast. can include graphics and text features |
| 36. narrative nonfiction | tells a true story |
| 37. persuasive text or essay | attempts to convince the reader to change his/her opinion or course of action |
| 38. genre | a division or category used to classify different types of literature |
| 39. fiction | writing about imaginary characters and events |
| 40. fantasy | writing about imaginary characters and events in a story that could never happen due to impossible characters (witches, fairy godmothers, dragons) places (Oz), or events. |
| 41. fable | a short, fictional story with a moral or lesson, usually featuring animals as the characters. The events in fables can never happen. |
| 42. realistic fiction | imaginary story that could really happen, but with fictional characters |
| 43. historical fiction | fictional characters in a real/true setting with actual historical events |
| 44. poetry | a style of writing to express ideas or feelings in a creative way, written in lines and stanzas |
| 45. drama | writing intended to be performed by actors on a stage |
| 46. Nonfiction | Writing about real characters and events |
| 47. Biography | Life story of a person written by another person |
| 48. Autobiography | Life story of a person written by that person himself |
| 49. Noun | A person place idea or thing |
| 50. Pronoun | A word that takes the place of a noun (he, we, it, you, mine, I) |
| 51. Verb | An action or linking (state of being) word (run, jump, am, feel) |
| 52. Adjective | Word that describes a noun or pronoun (haunted in haunted house) |
| 53. Adverb | A word that describes a verb, adjective or another adverb ( ran SWIFTLY, VERY small, opened SUDDENLY) |
| 54. Conjunction | Joins words or groups of words (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so, ; ) |
| 55. Preposition | Shows position, direction, or relationship (on, over, after) |
| 56. Interjection | Shows strong emotion (ouch, help!) |
| 57. Article | A, an, the |
| 58. Plagiarism | copying someone’s work and saying it is yours |
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