The Story's Structure
What is Exposition?
The repetition at close intervals of consonant sounds for a purpose
What is Alliteration?
The people in the story
Who are characters?
The ways in which an author develops characters (dialogue, physical description, actions, reactions of others)
What is Characterization?
When human qualities are given to non-human objects
What is personification?
The point of the story where the conflict begins to reach a turning point and/or get resolved
What is the climax?
Language that cannot only be taken literally
What is figurative language?
When and where the story takes place
What is setting?
A writer's reference to something in literature, history, mythology, religion, etc.
What is an allusion?
A comparison made between two unlikely things
What is a metaphor?
The events after the climax, when things are starting to wrap up
What is the falling action (denouement)?
Words and/or phrases that create vivid experiences or a picture for the reader
What is imagery?
The struggle between two opposing forces that moves the plot along
What is conflict?
The feeling or atmosphere the writer creates for the reader
What is mood?
A comparison between two unlikely things using like or as
What is a similie?
The ending of a story
What is the resolution?
The use of sound words
What is onomatopoeia?
The vantage point or stance from which the story is told, the eye and mind through which the action is perceived
What is point of view?
The central idea or message of a literary text
What is theme?
A contrast can between appearance and reality, can be verbal, situational, or dramatic
What is irony?
The events that lead to or hint at the climax of the story
What is the rising action?
A person, object, or idea that stands for something else
What is a symbol?
The person from whose point of view events are conveyed
Who is the narrator?
When a writer uses hints or clues to indicate events that will occur later
What is foreshadowing?
The associations, images, or feelings with a particular word
What is connotation?