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

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.

Words that appeals to the five senses and/or language that allows the reader to create mental images.

The central message that runs throughout a story.

language used in an imaginative way to express ideas that are not literally.

compares two unlike things using words such as like or as.

compares two unlike things without using the words like or as.

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

The literal, dictionary definition of a word.

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 event that is the turning point in the story, at which the conflict is usually resolved.

The events that happen after the climax and start to lead towards the ending.

The events that conclude the story and reveal its ending.

Giving human characteristics or traits to an animal or nonliving thing.

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

The secondary plot that happens along with the main plot.

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

A sentence in the introduction of an essay that states the writer's position or opinion on the topic of the essay

A form of narrative writing from the perspective of the author , about an important time in their life.

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Vocabulary

Term	Definition
Plot	The events that happen in the beginning, middle, and end of the 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 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.
Sensory details	Words that appeals to the five senses and/or language that allows the reader to create mental images.
Theme	The central message that runs throughout a story.
Foreshadow	Warning of a future event.
Figurative language	language used in an imaginative way to express ideas that are not literally.
Simile	compares two unlike things using words such as like or as.
Metaphor	compares two unlike things without using the words like or as.
Connotation	The feelings, ideas, or emotions a word makes you think of.
Denotation	The literal, 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 event that is the turning point in the story, at which the conflict is usually resolved.
Falling action	The events that happen after the climax and start to lead towards the ending.
Resolution	The events that conclude the story and reveal its ending.
Personification	Giving human characteristics or traits to an animal or nonliving thing.
Commentary	The reader's own interpretation of what is happening within a story. This goes beyond the surface-level of the text, and can include the reader's 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 not meant to be taken literally.
Thesis (Statement)	A sentence in the introduction of an essay that states the writer's position or opinion on the topic of the essay
Memoir	A form of narrative writing from the perspective of the author , about an important time in their life.

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