a series of related events, each connected to the next like links in a chain
What is plot?
100
occurs at the end of the story indicating that struggles are over and we know what is going to happen to the people in the story
What is resolution?
100
an apparent contradiction that is actually true
What is paradox?
100
the voice of a story; point from which a writer tells a story
What is point of view?
100
the writer
What is author?
200
struggles; might take place between two characters or one versus a whole group
What is conflict?
200
the use of language or pictures to mock some weakness in individuals or in society or in human nature
What is satire?
200
word choice that makes a great difference in a piece of writing
What is diction?
200
all-knowing
What is omniscient?
200
figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things in which one thing becomes another thing without the use of the words like or as
What is metaphor?
300
the opening of the story where the characters and their conflict are usually introduced; first part of a plot
What is a basic situation or exposition?
300
contrast or discrepancy between expectation and reality between what is said or what is really meant between what is expected to happen or between what appears to be true and what is really true
What is irony?
300
when the speaker or writer says one thing but really means something completely different
What is verbal irony?
300
Point of View where "I" tells the story
What is first person?
300
fictional prose narrative usually consisting of more than fifty thousand words
What is a novel?
400
main character takes some action to resolve the conflict and meets with more problems or complications: danger, hostility, fear, or even a new threatening situation.
What is complication?
400
a situation that turns out to be the opposite of what we expected
What is ironic situation?
400
when there is a contrast between what would seem appropriate and what really happens; when a situation turns out to be the opposite of what we expect
What is situational irony?
400
the story-teller zooms in on just one character; focuses onthe thoughts and feelings of a single character in the story
What is third-person limited point of view?
400
time and place of a story
What is setting?
500
Climax
The key scene of the story--that tense or exciting or terrifying moment when our emotional involvement is greatest
500
a French word for unraveling the knot
What is denouement?
500
when the audience or the reader knows something important that the characters do not know
What is dramatic irony?
500
reveals the thoughts and words of a character through conversation
What is dialogue?
500
figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things, using a word such as ike or as