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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Theme | The central idea or message about life that is expressed in the story. Ex:don't be greedy |
| Point of View | First person, second person, third person (omniscient) The perspective in which a story is being told. ex:she spoke in 3rd person |
| Foreshadowing | Hints or clues about future events.ex:you don't know if we ended the monster |
| Conflict | A problem, fight, or struggle between characters, society, nature, or internally within.ex:run its the bully! |
| Character vs. Character | This type of conflict finds the main character in conflict with another character, human or not human.ex:max tony.d |
| Character vs. Nature | This type of conflict finds the main character in conflict with the forces of nature, which serve as the antagonist. ex:Kevin vs his body |
| Character vs. Society | This type of conflict has the main character in conflict with a larger group: a community, society, culture, school, etc.ex: Kenny vs cops |
| Character vs. Self | In this type of conflict, the main character experiences some kind of inner conflict like a making a difficult decision or dealing with a personal problem:max vs his thoughts |
| Setting | Where and when the story takes place (including the time, place, weather, culture, customs and traditions)ex: forest |
| Antagonist | The central character’s opponent (creates the conflict).ex:Tony.d |
| Protagonist | The central character usually involved in a conflict against the antagonist. May also be known as the hero.ex: max |
| Climax | The point of tension, emotion, or heightened suspense (the turning point). Determines the resolution.ex: max being kiddnaped |
| Author’s Purpose | The reason why the author writes: Entertain, Inform, Explain, and Persuade. |
| Mood | The feelings the reader gets from reading the author’s words.ex:sad |
| Tone | The attitudes and feelings of an author/speaker toward a subject.ex:suspeneseful |
| Imagery | Language that creates a picture ex:a big horse |
| Image | A single word or phrase that appeals to our senses. ex:Tree's |
| Sensory Language | Words writers use to create images ex:a beach with big waves |
| Plot | The sequence of events in a story--beginning, middle and end. |
| Exposition | The beginning of the story where the main characters and initial conflicts are introduced |
| Rising Action | Events that lead up to the climax. They help create tension and suspense and may have more conflicts |
| Falling Action | Eases the tension and shows how the main character resolves the conflict. |
| Resolution/Conclusion | The end of the story where typically the main conflict is resolved. |
| Idiom | A phrase or expression that says one thing, but means something else |
| Allusion | A reference to something outside of what you are reading- a place, person, or event. |
| Hyperbole | An extreme exaggeration. |
| Simile | A comparison of two different things using the words “like” or “as”. |
| Metaphor | A direct comparison of two different things without using “like” or “as”; it describes something by calling it something else. |
| Personification | Describing nonhuman animals, objects, or ideas as though they possess human qualities or emotions. |
| Alliteration | Repetition of initial consonant sounds |
| Direct Characterization | The author tells the reader what the character is like. |
| Indirect Characterization | The author shows the reader what the character is like through how a character looks, what the character does, what the character says, what the character thinks, or how the character affects the other characters. |
| Dynamic Character | A character who undergoes a significant internal change over the course of the story. This may be a change in understanding, values, insight etc.Static Character- A character who does not undergo a significant change over the course of a story |
| vis, spect | to see or look at |
| audio, phone | hear, sound, listen |
| voc, dict | word, voice, or to speak |
| scrib/scrip, graph | write or record |
| soc | being part of a group |
| mem | remembering |
| de | down |
| sub | under or below |
Created by:
FrancisL