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| the order of events in a story |
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| minor secondary plots running throughout the story; a story related to the main plot through the characters |
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| part of the plot that provides background information; introduces the setting and important characters |
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| all events leading to the climax |
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-the peak of the action
-the turning point of the action where events turn from good to bad or bad to good
-the most important part of the action
-the event containing the most emotional involvement |
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| all events after the climax to the end of the story |
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| the end of the story where the conflict is resolved |
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| part of the story that interrupts the sequence of events to relate an earlier conversation or event |
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| a person or animal who takes part in the story |
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| shows many different traits-- faults as well as virtues |
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| shows a limited trait--only one or a few sides to his personality |
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| develops and grows during the course of the story |
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| shows no change during the course of the story |
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•what a character looks like (physical appearance).
•what a character says (speech).
•what a character does (actions).
•what a character thinks and feels (thoughts and feelings).
• what other characters think, feel, or say about him (other characters' opinions). |
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| the writer tells you directly about the character |
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| indirect characterization |
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| the writer lets the reader learn about the characters |
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| the main character; the good guy; the hero |
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| the character who presents conflict to the main character;the bad guy; the villain |
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| the time and place of the action of the action of the story; time can include not only the historical period, but also the specific year, season, or time of day; place may include not only the geographical place- region, country, state, or town- but also the social, economic, or cultural environment |
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| a struggle between two opposing forces |
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| person vs. person, person vs. nature, person vs. society, person vs. self, person vs.unknown |
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| involves a character in conflict with himself or herself |
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| the main character struggling against an outside force |
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| the person who tells the story; the position of the narrator in relation to the events of the story |
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| first person point of view |
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| an inside narrator; one of the characters inside the story |
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| third person point of view |
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| an outside narrator; an observer of the action who relates the story as an outsider |
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| the narrator can relate everything (particularly all thoughts, feelings, and actions) about the characters |
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| 3rd person limited omniscient |
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| the narrator relates only things (particularly thoughts, feelings, and actions) about only one of the characters |
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| the central message or insight into life revealed through the story |
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| clues that help the reader predict the future |
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| literary techniques that involve differences between the expected outcome and the actual outcome or between appearance reality |
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| saying the opposite of what you mean |
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| occurs when there is an unexpected turn of events; when the opposite of what the reader expects happens |
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| when the reader knows what will happen in the story, but the characters do not |
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| a reference to a well-known person, event, place, literary work, or work of art |
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| anything that stands for or represents something else |
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| a feeling of curiosity or uncertainty about the outcome of events in a literary work |
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| a conclusion that violates the expectations of the reader but in a way that is both logical and believable |
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| a brief work of fiction; one main character faces a conflict that is worked out in the plot of the story |
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| a long work of fiction; has a plot that explores characters in conflict; may have one or more subplots, or minor stories, and several themes |
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| the writer's attitude toward his or her audience and subject |
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| a reason that explains or partially explains a character's thoughts, feelings, actions, or behavior; results from a combination of the character's personality and the circumstances that he or she must deal with |
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| the feeling created in the reader by the literary work or passage; it is often suggested by descriptive details |
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| a division or type of literature. three major genres: poetry, prose, drama |
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| the form of a language spoken by people in a particular region or group |
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| a conversation between characters |
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| any logical or reasonable conclusion |
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| a fixed conventional notion or characterization; most stereotypes are false. |
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