Vocab Flashcards
The time and place in a story
SETTING
The sequence of events in a story
PLOT
The main struggle or problem in a story
CONFLICT
The portion of the story following the climax, in which. The conflict is resolved
RESOLUTION
When the narrator is one of the main characters and tells the story; this paint of view uses “I”
FIRST PERSON POINT OF VIEW
When the narrator is not a character and talks about the main characters as “he” or “she”
THIRD PERSON POINT OF VIEW
A person or personalities in a story
CHARACTER(S)
A comparison using “like” or “as”
EX. The star was like a diamond sprakling in the night sky
SIMILE
A comparison without using “like” or “as”
EX. The windwas a knife cutting through the waves
METAPHOR
The emotion of the work, created by the author
MOOD
Something that represents something eles
SYMBOLISM
The overall message conveyed by the author
THEME
When human qualities are given to non-human objects or nature
PERSONIFICATION
A vivid description of something, writing that appeals to the sense of taste, touch,sight or smell
IMAGERY
An a brut ending of a chapter,novel,movie, or play where the character is left in a difficult situation and the reader is in the edge of his or her seats
CLIFFHANGER
