Plot
The part of the story where the conflict is revealed. Everything that happens between the introduction and the climax
What is Rising Action?
A character that doesn't change or evolve in the story
What is a flat character?
the use of vivid descriptive language, usually rich in sensory words that evokes one or all of the five senses (seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, touching), to create pictures, or images, in the reader's mind. Example: The crisp white snow floated down through the dark night sky.
what is imagery
the comparison of two unlike things using like or as. Example: The girl was as bright as the sun.
what is a simile
The story is told by someone who is not part of the action (using he, she, it, they etc).
what is 3rd person narration
The final outcome or untangling of the events of the story
What is resolution?
The opponent of the protagonist
What is the antagonist
an exaggeration or overstatement. Example: I have a million things to do today!
what is hyperbole
a reference within a work to something famous outside it, such as a well-known person, place, event, story, or work of art. Example: My love of sweets is my Achilles heel.
what is allusion
The narrator only knows what he/she experiences or learns about in some way - the narrator's knowledge grows as the story unfolds; at times, the reader may know more than the narrator.
What is limited narration
The highest point of interest or the turning point of the story.
What is the climax?
A character that is affected by the events in the story is called a ______________ character.
a figure of speech that combines two opposing or contradictory ideas. Example: Jumbo Shrimp, organized chaos, same difference.
what is an oxymoron
an expression that does not mean what it literally says. Example: It is raining cats and dogs outside!
what is an idiom
The "all knowing" narrator knows all of the details about events, characters, etc. and reveals them to the reader as the story unfolds.
What is omniscient narration?
Found after the introduction, it gets the action going in the story
What is Inciting Incident
The leading character struggles against fate, or the events of their life.
What is Character vs Circumstances
when an absent or dead person or thing is spoken to as if it is present and able to understand. Example: Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are.
what is apostrophe
a word that imitates the sound of the word as it is read. Example: buzz, thump, pop, hiss, gush, kerplunk.
what is Onomatopoeia
the everyday words usage of a particular group of people. Example: the word choice of people from a certain profession or area.
what is jargon or colloquial diction
Also known as denouement
What is Resolution?
The character struggles with his soul or ideas of right or wrong
Character vs Self
a statement that selects a part of a group to explain a whole group. Example: The alphabet is often referred to as the ABC’s.
what is a synecdoche
the use of harsh-sounding or unusual words that create a disturbing effect and catches the reader's attention by interrupting the rhythm of words. Example: I hate being sick because causes are usually unknown.
what is dissonance
the repetition of the same consonant two or more times in a line.
Example: Pitter patter went the feet of the little animals.
What is consonance