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| use of clues or hints to prepare readers for what will happen |
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| making an educated guess based on the information given |
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| characterization revealed through the individual's words, thoughts, & actions as well as what others think & say about him/her |
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| characterization made from explicit statements |
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| time and place in which story takes place |
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| beginning of plot that introduces characters, setting, and conflicts |
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| develops the conflict with complications |
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| story's high point from which there is no turning back |
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| the logical result of the climax |
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| the central message of a story about life or human nature; a statement about the subject of the selection |
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| the main character in a story; often but not always the good guy |
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| the character who works against the main character; often but not always the bad guy |
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| the dictionary meaning of a word |
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| the person telling the story; not necessarily the author |
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| the vantage point from which the story is told |
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| viewing from one character in the story, using I |
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| viewing from multiple characters' eyes & into all characters' minds & hearts |
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| viewing from someone outside or on the sidelines of the story who sees everything within the limits of his character |
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| the author's attitude toward the subject of the story |
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| an event early in the plot that gets the reader's attention |
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| the way the author makes the READER feel about the subject; the emotional quality of the story |
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| an interruption in the chronological order of events of a story to describe an earlier event |
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| writing using humor to ridicule vices & foolishness of society to bring improvement |
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| struggle between two opposing forces |
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| struggle against another characger or against a force of nature |
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| intellectual, emotinoal, or moral struggle within the character |
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| suggested or implied meanings associated with a word beyond its dictionary meaning |
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| something that stands for itself as well as an abstract idea |
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| saying one thing and meaning another |
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| the actual outcome is the opposite of what is expected |
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| the audience/reader knows information that the characters do not know |
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