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List 1 (vocab)
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Dialogue | the words spoken between characters in literary writing |
| Autobiography | an account of a persons life written or told by that person |
| Narrative | writing that tells a fiction or non-fiction story |
| Chronological Order | time order |
| First Person Point of View | narrator takes part in the action and events of the story |
| First Person Pronouns | I,me,my,we,our |
| Flashback | when a story goes back in time |
| Foreshadowing | hints that lets the reader know what will happen later |
| Irony | a twist of fate |
| Monologue | when one character speaks either to the audience or himself during a play |
| Mood | the emotional feeling the author creates through his writing |
| Dramatic Irony | When the reader knows more than the characters are |
| Plot | the action and events resulting in the climax and resolution of the conflict |
| Problem | the conflict to be resolved |
| Prose | written or spoken language used by people |
| Reflection | to look back and learn from the past so that we can grow and change |
| Setting | the time and place of a piece of literature |
| Theme | the main idea of the story |
| Verbal Irony | Sarcasm through dialogue |
| Biography | an account of a persons life written or told by that person |