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Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Plot | The events that happen in the beginning, middle, and end of a story. |
| Setting | The time and place of a story. |
| Dialogue | Conversations characters have with each other. |
| Internal Conflict | A problem or struggle between a character and something outside of them. |
| External Conflict | A problem or struggle between a character and something inside of them. |
| Narrator | The person or voice telling a story. |
| First Person Point of View | The narrator is inside the story and uses words like I, me, my, we |
| Third Person Point of View | The narrator is outside the story and uses words like he, she, they, them. |
| Figurative Language | Language used in an imaginary way to express ideas that are not literally true. |
| Simile | Compares two unlike things using words such as like or as. |
| Metaphor | Metaphor compares two unlike things without using the words like or as. |
| Sensory Details | Words that appeal to the five senses and/or language that allows the reader to create mental images. |
| Connotation | The feelings, ideas, or emotions a word makes you think of. |
| Denotation | The exact, dictionary definition of a word. |
| Exposition | The introduction to the story that usually reveals the setting, the major characters, and the conflict. |
| Rising Action | The major events that develop the plot and lead to the climax |
| Climax | The events that is the turning point in the story, at which the conflict is usually resolved. |
| Falling Action | The events that begin to conclude the story and lead to the ending. |
| Resolution | The events that conclude the story and its message. |
| Theme | The central message that runs throughout a story. |
| Controversy | A public debate or dispute concerning a matter of opinion |
| Controversial | An issue that is debatable, or an issue about which there can be disagreement. |