MCAS Academic Study Flashcards
Tone
The atmosphere or how the story feels
Theme
The subject - life lesson
Mood
How the author makes you feel while reading
Persuade
Evidence that gets you to change your mind
Exposition
Explanation
Setting
Where the story takes place
Conflict
The problem that needs to be solved by the end of the story
Internal Conflict
A struggle in someones mind
External Conflict
A conflict between someone and another natural force, like someone else
Rising Action
Building up to the climax
Exposition
Explanation of an idea or theory
Turning Point
The time in a story where a twist is reavealed
Falling Action
The events that leads from the Climax to the Resolution
Protagonist
The main good character
Antagonist
The main bad character