English Midterm vocab Flashcards
the sequence of related events in a story
Plot
a brief narrative with carefully limited action
Short Story
the time and place in which a story happens
Setting
a struggle between opposing forces
Conflict
a struggle a character faces with himself or herself
Internal Conflict
a character’s struggle against an outside force
External Conflict
establishes background of characters and events
Exposition
events that intensify the conflict
Rising Action
the highest point of tension at which the outcome of the conflict is revealed
Climax
events between the climax and the resolution
Falling Action
any remaining issues are resolved and the story ends
Resolution
the narrator is one of the characters
First Person Point of View
the narrator is all knowing about the thoughts and feelings of the characters
Third Person Omniscient Point of View
the narrator’s knowledge is restricted
Third Person Limited Point of View
the underlying meaning or insight that an author conveys in a story (the “take-away”)
Theme
expresses an author’s attitude toward the subject
Tone
the feeling that the writer creates in the reader of a story
Mood
the main character in a literary work
Protagonist
the character or force in conflict with the main character
Antagonist
a character, place, thing, or event that has meaning in itself, but stands for something else (often an abstract idea)
Symbol
literary technique that portrays the differences between appearance and reality, or expectation and result
Irony
the contradiction between what a character thinks/knows/believes and what the audience knows to be true
Dramatic Irony
words/speech used to suggest the opposite of what is meant
Verbal Irony
an event that directly contradicts the expectations of the characters, reader, or audience
Situational Irony
