Short StoryTerms
Poetry Terms
Drama Terms
Characters
Making Connections
100
the plan, skeleton, framework, sequence of events, or storyline. The components include exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution
What is plot?
100
language that appeals to the senses of sight, touch, taste, hearing and smell
What is imagery?
100
the time, place, and circumstances of a story
What is the setting?
100
the second most important character in a story
What is the antagonist?
100
hints about what is to come in a story
What is foreshadowing?
200
the main idea, moral or message of a text, also known as the central insight
What is the theme?
200
the use of exaggeration as a device or figure of speech
What is hyperbole?
200
the struggle between opposing forces
What is conflict?
200
the way an author creates characters
What is characterization?
200
relating the text to your own life experiences
What is a text-to-self connection?
300
a message about life that can be understood by most cultures
What is universal theme?
300
language used in writing that is meant to be understood at a deeper level
What is figurative language?
300
a word picture which makes use of adjectives and comparisons
What is description?
300
a type of character that is actively changing or growing
What is a dynamic character?
300
refers to connections that readers make between one piece of writing and another piece of writing
What is a text-to-text connection?
400
the introduction of information necessary for the reader's understanding of the situation at the beginning of a story
What is exposition?
400
a word or object which stands for something more than or different from what it actually is
What is a symbol?
400
the individual way an author uses words to express his ideas
What is style?
400
a conventional character who fills a stereotypical role in a work of literature.
What is a stock character?
400
finding similarities and differences whether in a piece of writing or between different pieces of writing
What is compare and contrast?
500
the narrator is all-knowing and describes the thoughts and feelings of all the characters but is not a character in the story
What is omniscient point of view?
500
a writer's attitude toward his or her subject matter revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization
What is tone?
500
a feeling of excitement and curiosity created by the writing
What is suspense?
500
a type of character that is the same sort of person at the end of the story as he/she is at the beginning (no personal growth)
What is a static character?
500
a quality of writing in which all the sentences and paragraphs support one main idea
What is unity?
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