Story Vocab (Part 1)
A strong desire to do something
WILL
What part of speech is an ACTION WORD?
VERB
The ________ is what happens in a story.
PLOT
The beginning of a story
Exposition
A way to describe showing great surprise...
Astonished
The action of being greatly wanted
What part of speech is a person, place, or thing?
NOUN
______________ is when an author uses words, images, or colors to represent feelings, abstract ideas, or events.
Symbolism
Events that take place after the climax of the story
Falling Action
A _______________ is a person in a story.
Character
Things that are pleasing to eat that are rare or luxurious...
DELICACIES
What part of speech is used in place of nouns?
Pronouns
______________ is when the readers know something that the characters do not.
Dramatic Irony
The ending of a story
Resolution
The __________ is the main message or lesson in a story.
THEME
Extreme pain, distress, anxiety.....
Anguish
Conjunctions
______________ is a fight between 2 forces, like person vs. person
Conflict
Events that occur after the INCITING INCIDENT. These events build tension in the story (and make it interesting!)
What part of speech describes a noun or pronoun?
Adjective
The growth or collection of something overtime.....
Accumulations
What part of speech shows the relationship between a noun and another word in a sentence? (over, under, through, between)
Preposition
______________ is when what is said is different from what is meant
Verbal Irony
The point of most tension/excitement in a story. It is where conflict comes to an ultimate clash.
Climax
_____________ is when something happens that we wouldn't expect to happen in real life. (Like a pilot being afraid of heights).
Situational Irony