Plot
Opposing forces that brings about dramatic action.
Conflict
Occurs after the turning point in a story and leads to the ending.
Falling Action
Hints of things to come in a story
Foreshadowing
Paul carried his science project to school like he was transporting explosive gas.
Simile
Bobby broke the backside of the bracket.
Alliteration
The time and place in which a story occurs.
Setting
Final part of a plot where the conflict is solved.
Resolution
The story is interrupted to share an event that happened in the past.
Flashback
The classroom was a zoo.
Metaphor
The bacon started to sizzle in the hot skillet.
Onomatopoeia
Inciting Incident
The atmosphere or feeling the author creates for the reader.
Mood
The use of vivid, descriptive language that appeals to the reader's five senses.
Imagery
The thunder grumbled in the distance.
Personification
My feet are killing me.
Hyperbole
The series of events in a story that builts tension, creates conflict, and leads up to the turning point in a story.
Rising Action
The author's attitude in their writing.
Tone
A character that changes and grows throughout a story.
Dynamic Character
After turning in three homework assignments late, he knew he was on thin ice with his teacher.
Idiom
Stop being such a Scrooge and chip in a few dollars for this birthday gift.
Allusion
The most intense and peak part of a story. Sometimes known as the turning point of a story.
Climax
The start of the story where you learn about the characters, setting, and basic situation.
Exposition
A contrast or contradiction between what is expected and what is reality.
Irony
Walking dead
Oxymoron
The white dove released at the ceremony seved as a powerful (blank) for lasting peace.
Symbol