Figures of speech
Making Comparisons
Using a linking word such as like or as
Simile
Plot element- the beginning of a story in which setting and in which setting and character are introduced
Exposition
The perspective from which a story is told- depends on narrator and how much they know.
Point of view
To come to a reasonable conclusion, based on evidence found in the text
Inference
Making comparisons without a linking word; instead of being like another, one thing is another
Metaphor
Plot element- main conflict is introduced as the story gets interesting
Rising Action
The narrator is a character in the story
1st person POV
Opposite of inferred- idea of message is fully stated or revealed by the writer
Explicit
The use of the same sound to start several words in a row
Alliteration
Plot element- The turning point of a story
Climax
The narrator talks directly to the reader
2nd person POV
Lesson or message in a story
Theme
A category of passages
Genre
When the author mentions or refers to something or someone famous that is not actually part of the story
Allusion
Plot element- conflict begins to get resolved
Falling Action
The narrator is outside the story and only know the thoughts/feelings of the character.
3rd person limited POV
The series of events that form a story in a specific order
Plot
An overview of a text
Summary
A contradiction between what is expected to happen and what actually happens.
Irony
Plot element- the very end of a story
Resolution
The narrator is outside the story and knows the thoughts/feelings of more than one character.
3rd person omniscient POV
The series of events that form a story in a specific order
Plot
A meaning beyond the explicit meaning of a word- the idea/feeling we associate a word with
Connotative meaning