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Jaubert Sets 1, 2, 3
Jaubert- Grade 6- All Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Plot | the series of events in a story |
| Exposition | The beginning part of the story in which the characters, setting, and the situation are introduced |
| Rising Action | The central part of the story during which various problems arise leading to the climax |
| Climax | This is the highest point (turning point) of the story for the reader |
| Falling Action | The events after the climax which close the story |
| Resolution | Rounds out and gives the final outcome of the story; the part in which problems are solved |
| CHARACTERS | the person or animal in a story |
| Major characters | are the most important characters in the story |
| Minor characters | are not the central characters in the story |
| POINT OF VIEW | The relationship of the narrator, or storyteller, to the story |
| First Person | The narrator is a character in the story; can reveal only what he sees and is told by other characters; can’t tell us thoughts of other characters |
| Third-Person Objective | The narrator is an outsider who can tell us what is happening, but he can’t tell us the thoughts of the characters. |
| Omniscient | The narrator is an all-knowing outsider who can enter the minds of more than one of the characters. |
| conflict | the central struggle between opposing forces. It creates plot. |
| Man versus Man- | Conflict that pits one person against another. |
| Man versus Nature | conflict that involves a a run-in with the forces of nature. |
| Man versus Self | Internal conflict which is inside a character’s brain |
| FORESHADOWING | An author’s use of hints or clues to suggest events that will occur later in the story. |
| IRONY | the contrast between what is expected or what appears to be and what actually is. |
| MOOD- The climate of feeling in a literary work. | |
| SETTING | This tells when and where the story takes place. |
| SYMBOLISM | A person, place or object which has a meaning in itself but suggests other meanings as well. |
| THEME | makes some statement about or expresses some opinion on that topic. |
| IMAGERY | Language that appeals to the senses. Descriptions of people or objects stated in terms of our senses. |
| AUTHOR’S PURPOSE | the reason an author writes |
| Simile | A figure of speech which involves a direct comparison between two unlike things, usually with the words “like” or “as.” |
| metaphor | involves an implied comparison between two relatively unlike things using a form of be. The comparison is not announced by “like” or “as.” |
| alliteration | Repeated consonant sounds occurring at the beginning of words |
| Personification | A figure of speech which gives the qualities of a person to an animal, an object, or an idea. |
| Onomatopoeia | The author makes up a word to mimic the way a sound really sounds. |
| Hyperbole | An exaggerated statement used to heighten effect. |
| Genre | An artistic or literary category |
| Fiction | This is writing that is invented, or “made up” by the author |
| Fantasy | -contains elements that are not realistic such as talking animals or magical powers |
| fable | a short, simple tale that teaches a moral |
| folktale | traditional story passed down orally |
| legend | a traditional story, based on history or an actual hero, that is passed down orally |
| myth | a traditional story often involving goddesses, gods, and heroes that attempts to explain a natural phenomenon, belief, or custom |
| historical fiction | story that sets fictional characters against a historical backdrop and contains many details about the period in which it is set |
| science fiction | fiction stories that often tell about science and technology of the future |
| realistic fiction | stories that take place in modern times, and events that could happen |
| tall tale | a wildly imaginative story, usually passed down orally, about the fantastic adventures or amazing feats of folk heroes in realistic local settings |
| mystery | a novel involving the solving a puzzling event or situation or the solving a crime |
| nonfiction | Writing that deals with real-life people, places, and events |
| Autobiography | the story of a person’s life written by that person |
| biography | the account of a person’s life written by another person |
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