Author's Craft 1
Author's Craft
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Figurative Language
Plot Elements
Miscellaneous
100
The author's attitude towards the story, characters, and situation.
What is tone
100
anything that represents something bigger than itself, like a heart stands for love
What is symbolism
100
exaggeration for effect
What is hyperbole
100
Most exciting moment of the story; turning point
What is climax
100
struggle between opposing forces: person vs. person, person vs. society, person vs. nature.
What is external conflict
200
the feeling that a literary work gives it's readers
What is mood
200
perspective from which the story is told
What is point of view
200
comparison of two different things without like or as
What is metaphor
200
Events after the climax, leading to the resolution
What is falling action
200
struggle between opposing forces: person vs. self
What is internal conflict
300
Similar to mood, it's the feeling the reader gets from a specific setting based on word choice
What is atmosphere
300
when present action is interrupted so that the reader can witness past event
What is flashback
300
A word that imitates its sound
What is onomatopoeia
300
Background information in a literary work, usually at the beginning
What is exposition
300
time and place in which a story happens, can create atmosphere
What is setting
400
author provides hints that suggest future events in a story; it creates suspense
What is foreshadowing
400
person telling the story
What is narrator
400
Figurative language in which a non human subject has human characteristics
What is personification
400
A series of events that starts from the inciting incident, builds from the conflict, and leads to the climax
What is rising action
400
the author develops the character by telling us about them
What is direct characterization
500
descriptive words and phrases that re-create sensory experiences for the reader; appeals to the one or more of the five sense - sight, hearing, taste, touch and smell - to the help the reader imagine exactly what is being described
What is imagery
500
contrast between what happens, and what one would expect to happen. 3 types include verbal, dramatic, and situational.
What is irony
500
A comparison of two unlike things using like or as
What is simile
500
End of the story where loose ends are tied up
What is resolution
500
the author shows us the development of the character through action, thought, and dialogue. STEAL
What is indirect characterization
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