the action or sequence of events in a story
What is plot?
the art and science of written language in all its forms. Includes: poetry, prose, fiction, nonfiction, drama, novels, shorts stories, and essays.
What is literature?
contradictory or opposite terms.
What is an oxymoron?
use of words and details that appeal to the five senses.
What is imagery?
the method an author uses to reveal or describe characters and their various personalities.
What is characterization?
The vantage point from which the story is told.
What is point of view?
The beginning of a story, in which the setting is established and the main characters are introduced.
What is exposition?
The speaker uses he, she, it, we, they to tell the story; he or she is outside the action.
What is third person point of view?
the main idea or insight about life that the author wants the reader to extract from the work. It cannot be stated in one word.
What is theme?
the writer’s general attitude toward the subject, established through the author’s voice.
What is tone?