Plot
Plot
A chain of related events in a story
Simile
A comparison using like or as
Tone
Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character
4 types of conflict
Character vs. Nature
Character vs. Society
Character vs. Character
Character vs. Self
Theme
Central idea of a work of literature
Climax
The most exciting moment of the story; the turning point
Foreshadowing
A narrative device that hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader.
Mood
Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader
POV
Point of view - the perspective from which the story is told
Personification
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
Resolution
End of the story where loose ends are tied up
Alliteration
Repetition of initial consonant sounds
characterization
the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character
3 Types of POV
first person
Third person limited
Third person omniscient
Irony and types
A contrast between expectation and reality (situational, dramatic, verbal)
Exposition
Beginning of the story. Introduced to setting, characters, and sometimes conflict
Hyperbole
direct characterization
The author directly states a character's traits
Third person omniscient
the narrator knows all of the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in a work
Root and Suffix
main part of a word and word ending
Setting
Time and place of the story
Idiom
A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally. Ex: It is raining cats and dogs
Protagonist
Main character in a story
Connotation
All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests
Rhyme scheme
the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse. (ex. AABBCC)