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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| plot | events that make up the story line |
| character | people or animal in the story |
| stanza | a group of lines to form a verse in the poem |
| climax | the turning point of the problem to solution |
| tone/mood | the feeling of the story |
| motives | reason for acting a certain way |
| rising action | events that lead up to the climax |
| exposition | the start of the story were we get to know |
| setting | when and were the story takes place |
| solution | how the problem is solved |
| authors message | the lesson or idea that the author is trying to send to the reader throughout the story |
| problem | issues the character faces that needs to be solved |
| summarizing | a brief review of the text |
| falling action | events after the climax |
| theme | the big idea of the story |
| narrative elements | essential part of the story |
| inference | an idea or conclusion based on clues in the text and your background knowledge |