Key Terms
Plot Structure
Voice/Style
Verb Tense
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These are the people or animals who take part in the action of the story
What is main characters
100
This part of the plot includes events and complications that intensify the conflict
What is rising action
100
Word choice, attitude, and syntax contribute to this of an author
What is voice
100
This indicates an action that was completed before another action
What is past perfect
100
This tense includes past, present, and future
What is simple
200
This takes place in the mind of a character
What is internal conflict
200
The intensity of the conflict lessens and events wind down leading to this
What is resolution/denouement
200
This is the arrangement of words in sentences
What is syntax
200
This indicates an action will happen
What is future
200
This occurs when an action or event in a story contradicts the expectations of a character or the reader
What is situational irony
300
This is the term used to describe the category into which a word can be placed according to its function in a sentence
What is part of speech
300
This sets up the story's ending
What is falling action
300
This is the language a writer uses in order to create a specific impression
What is word choice
300
This indicates an action that has already happened
What is past
300
This is when the writer suggests what a character is like through dialogue and through descriptions of his or her actions, thoughts, or appearance
What is indirect characterization
400
Verbs have this that tell when something happens or exists
What is tense
400
This is the turning point in the story
What is climax
400
Diction and syntax contribute to this of the author
What is tone
400
This indicates an action that will be completed before another
What is future perfect
400
This tense includes present perfect, past perfect, future perfect
What is perfect
500
This is an object or a story element that stands for a larger meaning
What is symbol
500
In this section of the plot the author introduces the setting and the characters
What is exposition
500
This is the author's unique way of using language
What is style
500
This indicates an action that happened at some time in the past or an action that happened in the past and is still happening now
What is present perfect
500
This is when the writer (speaking through the narrator) simply tells the readers about a character
What is direct characterization
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