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literaturary terms
vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| plot | sequence of events |
| exposition | all background information is given-setting,characters,etc. |
| narrative hook | main problem or conflicts revealed |
| climax | ponit of highest intrest; the turning point |
| conclusion | resolution;ending |
| narrator | "person" telling the story not necessarily the author. |
| tone | narrator/author's attitude towards the story |
| point of view | relationship between the narrator and the reader. |
| 1st person | narrator is part of the story |
| 3rd limited | the narrator tells the story from 1 characters view. |
| 3rd omniscient | all knowing narrator; not bound by time or place. |
| setting | where a story takes place and time |
| mood | atmosphere; the mood is usally determind by the setting. |
| theme | the author's lesson or message |
| conflict | a problem |
| internal conflict | a conflict created when a charater must make a difficult decision. |
| external conflict | a conflict caused by an outtside force |
| person vs. man | conflict between 2 people - argument fight |
| person vs. fate | person has a conflict facing his/her destiny |
| person vs. society | 1 person in conflict aganist a group |
| person vs. nature | a person in conflict with any force of nature |