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Vocabulary

TermDefinition
Plot The events that happen at the beginning, middle , and end of the story.
Setting The time and place of a story.
Dialogue Conversations characters have with eachother
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 a imagination 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 five senses and/ or language that allows the reader to create mental images
connotation the feelings ideas or emotions s word makes you think about
Denotation the literal dictionary definition of a word
Exposition The major events that develop the plot and lead to the climax
rising action the major events that develop the plot and lead to climax
climax the event that is 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 concluded the story and reveal its ending
theme the central message that runs throughout the story
personification giving human characteristics or traits to an animal or non living thing
comementary the readers own interpretation of what is happening within a story. this goes beyond the surface- level of the text and can include the raiders 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 litearlly
foreshadow warning of a future event
non-fiction writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people, such as biography or history.
central idea the main point or message kind of like a theme
memoir a memory of someone
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