Santa Claus
a brief work of fiction which contains events invented by the author
Short Story
the event that introduces the conflict and sets it in motion
Inciting incident
the point of view in which the narrator is one of the characters and uses pronouns like I or me
First person
The narrator knows all of the thoughts and feelings of each character
Omniscient (perspective)
the narrator remains outside the story and refers to the characters with pronounce such as he, she, or they
3rd Person
a quality that determines how a character thinks or acts
the final outcome of a story and the last element of the plot
resolution
a minor weakness or serious moral failure
character flaw
providing the characters' actions or words but leaving the reader to infer
their traits
indirect characterization
includes the beliefs, customs, and thoughts that are characteristic of the time and place in which a work of literature is created
Cultural Context
the reason a character behaves the way he or she does
Character motivation
the major turning point for the main character, something that affects the
outcome of the story
crisis
narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of only one character
Limited (3rd person perspective)
a struggle between two characters or between a character and an outside
source such as nature
external conflict
poetic lines that flow past the end of one verse line and into the next with no punctuation at the end of
the first verse line
enjambment
the part of the plot that introduces the setting characters and situation
Exposition
a story that could not happen in real life, contains realistic and non-realistic elements
fantasy
making educated guesses
Making predictions
lines of poetry that end with a natural pause indicated by punctuation
end-stopped line
What is a four line stanza called?
using clues in the story to come to conclusions about the plot or character
Making inferences
noting similarities and differences revealed by the characters words and actions
Compare and contrast
a simple statement that teaches a simple truth
moral
artfully compressed thought resulting in the elevated expression of ideas
poetry