The events that happen in the beginning, middle, and end of a story

The conversations characters have with each other.

A problem or struggle that happens inside a character's mind or heart

A problem or struggle between a character and something outside of them

The person or voice telling a story

First person point of view

The narrator is a character 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

language used in an imaginary way to express ideas that are not literally true

compares two unlike things using words like like or as

metaphor compares two unlike things without using words like or as

Words that appeal to the 5 senses and/or language that allows the reader to make mental images.

The introduction to the story that usually reveals the setting, the major characters, and the conflict.

The major events that develop the plot and lead to the climax

The events that begin to conclude the story and lead to the ending

The events that conclude the story and reveal its message.

The central message that runs throughout the story.

A type of figurative language that makes an exaggerated statement which is not meant to be literally

a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

The feelings, ideas, or emotions a word makes you think of

The literal, dictionary definition of a word

Giving human characteristics or traits to an animal or non living thing

The reader's own interpretation of what is happening within the story. This goes goes beyond the surface-level of the text, and can include the reader's personal opinions.

prose writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people, such as biography or history.

a historical account or biography written from personal knowledge or special sources.

the primary, overarching message or main point an author wants to convey about a topic, acting as the foundation of a text.

a sentence or two, typically found in the introduction, that summarizes the main argument, claim, or purpose of an essay or research paper

A written account about someone's life written by themselves.

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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	The conversations characters have with each other.
internal conflict	A problem or struggle that happens inside a character's mind or heart
external conflict	A problem or struggle between a character and something outside of them
Narrator	The person or voice telling a story
First person point of view	The narrator is a character 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 like like or as
Metaphor	metaphor compares two unlike things without using words like or as
Sensory details	Words that appeal to the 5 senses and/or language that allows the reader to make mental images.
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
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 the story.
Hyperbole	A type of figurative language that makes an exaggerated statement which is not meant to be literally
Metaphor	a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
connotation	The feelings, ideas, or emotions a word makes you think of
denotation	The literal, dictionary definition of a word
personification	Giving human characteristics or traits to an animal or non living thing
commentary	The reader's own interpretation of what is happening within the story. This goes goes beyond the surface-level of the text, and can include the reader's personal opinions.
Foreshadow	Warning of a future event
Nonfiction	prose writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people, such as biography or history.
memoir	a historical account or biography written from personal knowledge or special sources.
Central idea	the primary, overarching message or main point an author wants to convey about a topic, acting as the foundation of a text.
Thesis statement	a sentence or two, typically found in the introduction, that summarizes the main argument, claim, or purpose of an essay or research paper
Autobiography	A written account about someone's life written by themselves.

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