Plot
The number of stages of plot in a story.
Five
"Dunkin' Donuts" is an example of this figurative language.
alliteration
The environment in which a story takes place.
setting
Point of view where the narrator is a character in the story.
First Person Point of View
When a character says one thing but means another.
verbal irony
Characters and setting are introduced in this plot stage.
Exposition
"The wind whistled a happy song during my tropical vacation" is an example of this figurative language.
personification
A story's main message or moral.
theme
Point of view where the narrator is an outside voice.
Third Person Point of View
A type of conflict that is inside a character's mind.
Internal Conflict
This feeling is created by the author and keeps readers interested in what happens next.
Suspense
"The newborn kitten is a ray of sunshine" is an example of this type of figurative language.
metaphor
Clues or hints about something that will happen later in a book.
foreshadowing
Point of view where the narrator talks directly to the reader.
second person point of view
Descriptive language that appeals to the senses.
imagery
Usually the longest plot stage, where the protagonist faces many conflicts.
Rising Action
"No one in the world has as much homework as me!" is an example of this figurative language.
hyperbole
A moment when a story focuses on events that happened in the past.
Flashback
A conversation between two characters.
dialogue
A conflict that takes place with an outside force--such as a fight or a storm.
External Conflict
These are the names of the 1) main hero and 2) main villain in a plot.
1) Protagonist and 2) antagonist
"I wanted to break the ice on the first day of school" is an example of this figurative language.
idiom
Something (such as an object or person) that also represents something more than itself.
symbol / symbolism
When the reader knows something that the characters in a story do not.
dramatic irony
When the opposite of what you'd expect happens, such as a math teaching failing a math test.
Situational Irony