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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 that happens inside a characters mind or heart |
| external conflict | problem or struggle between a character and something 0utside of them. |
| narrator | the person or voice telling a story |
| first person pov | the narrator is a character inside the story and uses words like I me my we |
| third person pov | 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 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 reveal its message |
| Theme | The central message that runs throughout a story |
| Personification | giving human characteristics or traits to an animal or non living thing |
| commentary | the readers own interpretation of what is happening within a story this goes beyond surface level of the text and can include the readers personal opinions |
| subplot | the secondary plot that happens along with the main plot |
| hyperbole | a type of figurative language that makes an exaggerated statement which is not meant to be taken literally |
| foreshadow | warning of a future event |
| Thesis statement | a sentence in the introduction of an essay that states the writers position or opinion on the topic of the essay. |