The events that happen at the beginning, middle, and the 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

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

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

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

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

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

The exact 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 is the conflict is usually resolved.

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

The events that conclude the story and reveal its message.

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

first person point of view

the narrator 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.

the central message that runs through a story

The secondary plot that happens with the main plot.

The readers interpretation of what is happening in a story. This goes beyond the surface-level of the text, and can include the readers personal opinions.

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

A type of writing that is based on real events and real people

The main message a writer wants readers to understand from a text

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

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

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vocabulary

Term	Definition
plot	The events that happen at the beginning, middle, and the 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
Figurative Language	language used in an imaginative 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 event that is the turning point in the story, at which is 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.
Personification	Giving human characteristics or traits to an animal or non living thing.
first person point of view	the narrator 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.
theme	the central message that runs through a story
subplot	The secondary plot that happens with the main plot.
commentary	The readers interpretation of what is happening in a story. This goes beyond the surface-level of the text, and can include the readers personal opinions.
Hyperbole	A type of figurative language that makes an exaggerated statement which is not meant to be taken literally.
Non-fiction	A type of writing that is based on real events and real people
Central idea	The main message a writer wants readers to understand from a text
Memoir	A form of narrative writing, written from the perspective of the author about an important time in their life
Thesis statement	A sentence in the introduction of an essay that states the writer's position or opinion on the topic of the essay.

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