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ALL 120 WORDS
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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. The setting of the story (time, place, weather, culture etc.) |
| Rising Action | Events that lead up to the climax. They help create tension and suspense, and there may be more conflicts |
| Climax | The turning point of the story; the moment of tension, emotion, or suspense that determines the resolution. The main conflict is addressed |
| Falling action | Eases the tension and shows how the main character resolves the conflict |
| Resolution/Conclusion | The end of the story is typically where 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 |
| Theme | The central idea or message about life that is expressed in the story |
| Point of View | First person, second person, third person (omniscient) The perspective in which a story is being told |
| foreshadowing | Hints or clues about future events. problem, fight, or struggle between characters, society, nature, or internally within |
| Character vs Character | This type of conflict finds the main character in conflict with another character, human or not human |
| Character vs nature | This type of conflict finds the main character in conflict with the forces of nature, which serve as the antagonist |
| Character vs Society | his type of conflict has the main character in conflict with a larger group: a community, society, culture, school, etc |
| Character vs Self | In this type of conflict, the main character experiences some kind of inner conflict like making a difficult decision or dealing with a personal problem |
| Settings | Where and when the story takes place (including the time, place, weather, culture, customs and traditions) |
| Antagonist | The central character’s opponent (creates the conflict) |
| Protagonist | The central character is usually involved in a conflict against the antagonist. May also be known as the hero |
| Climax | The point of tension, emotion, or heightened suspense (the turning point). Determines the resolution |
| 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 |
| Tone | The attitudes and feelings of an author/speaker toward a subject |
| Characterization | means through which an author reveals a character’s personality. Characterization may be direct or indirect |
| Direct Characterization | means through which an author reveals a character’s personality. Characterization may be direct or indirect |
| 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 Characterization | A character who undergoes a significant internal change throughout the story. This may be a change in understanding, values, insight, etc |
| Static Character | A character who does not undergo a significant change throughout a story |
| Noun | Names a person, place, thing, or idea/concept |
| Common Noun | a general name for a person, place, thing, or idea/concept- not capitalized unless it's the first word of a sentence |
| Proper Noun | the name of a particular person, place, thing, or idea/concept... begins with a capital letter |
| Singular Noun | Names ONE person, place, thing, or idea/concept |
| Plural Nouns | Names more than one person, place, thing, or idea/concept |
| Action verb | Tells about an action. Sometimes you can see the action (physical actions) |
| Linking verb | Do not show action, instead, they tell that something is, or they link the subject with a word or words in the predicate |
| Adjectives | word that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun. The answer to the questions: What kind, Which ones, & and how many |
| Adverbs | Modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. They are commonly formed by adding -ly. They answer the questions: How, Where, & and When |
| Pronouns | Is used in place of a noun |