Plot Diagram
The turning point of the story (also known as the most exciting point)
Climax
The definition of characterization is...
how an author builds a character/introduces their traits in a story (any variation of this definition will work!)
The rhetorical appeal to emotion
pathos
Her laugh was as loud as a lion's roar.
Simile
I'm working late...
'cause I'm a singer.
The events leading up to the climax
rising action
When talking about ways an author uses indirect characterization, the S in STEAL stands for
what the character says
The rhetorical appeal to ethics and credibility
ethos
Life is a highway.
Metaphor
So I put my hands up, they're playing my song...
the butterflies fly away.
The events after the climax that lead to the story's resolution
falling action
The L in STEAL stands for
how the character looks
when someone says the opposite of what they actually mean
verbal irony
The tree danced in the wind.
Personification
Just a small town girl...
living in a lonely world.
The beginning of the story in which the author introduces the characters and setting
exposition
The T in STEAL stands for
what the character thinks
when the outcome of an event is the opposite of what is expected
situational irony
I have a million things to do today.
Hyperbole
Didn't make sense not to live for fun...
Your brain gets smart but your mind gets dumb.
what begins the action of the story - usually involving the introduction of a conflict
The E in STEAL stands for
the effect the character has on others
when the reader knows something the character does not know
dramatic irony
You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink.
Idiom
His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy...
There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti, he's nervous