This element introduces the main conflict and sets the events in motion.
Exposition
Indirect or Direct Characterization:
A character gives up their seat for someone else.
Indirect
The main idea, or the author's main claim, is called the author's
Thesis or Thesis Statement
The repetition of consonant sounds at the BEGINNING of words is called
Alliteration
A comparison using the words like or as
Simile
This is the turning point of the story where tension is high.
Climax
The central message that tells a truth about the text AND a truth about life/society
Theme
The emotional feeling or attitude of the AUTHOR toward the subject is their
Tone
The voice of the imaginary person narrator a poem is called the
Speaker
Giving human traits to nonhuman objects
Personification
These are both definitions of an internal conflict
Struggle inside a character's own mind
or
Person vs Self
First Person
When an author uses LOGICAL arguments to persuade the reader, this persuasive appeal is called
Appeal to Logic
or
Logos
The main message of a poem is the
Theme
"The moon danced across the sky."
Personification
When a character is OUTSIDE of the story and knows the thoughts and feelings of ALL characters, the point of view is
Third Person Omniscient
When a writer gives "hints" about something that will happen later in the story, that is called
Foreshadowing
When an author uses emotional appeals to persuade an audience, this persuasive appeal is called
Appeal to Emotion
or
Pathos
The pattern of rhyme of a poem is called the
Rhyme Scheme
Onomatopoeia
When a writer stops the current story, to tell about events in the past, this is called a
The sequence of events that make up the story is called the
Plot
What are the three types of author's purpose in nonfiction?
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
Language that appeals to the five senses and creates a vivid description is called
Imagery
An object that stands for a larger meaning
Symbol