Plot Elements
the problem of the story
Conflict
The general subject of the passage
Topic
The good guy in a story
Protagonist
A state of mental uncertainty, anxiety, of being undecided, or of being doubtful. In a dramatic work,
Suspense
Comparison using like or as
Simile
THe turning point of the story- exciting moment
Climax
A sentence in the passage that states the main idea
Topic Sentence
The bad guy in the story
antagonist
A scene that takes place before a story begins.
Flashback
Comparision without using like or as
Metaphor
When background information and characters are introduced
Inciting Incident
narrow ideas, evidence, and examples
Supporting details
The aspects of a person's behavior and attitudes that make up that person's personality.
Character traits
A literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story.
Foreshadowing
An over exaggeration
Hyperbole
The 2 parts of the setting are:
time and place
Determined after reading the passage
Main idea
When the author tells us about a character
Direct characterization
A universal idea, lesson, or message explored throughout a work of literature.
theme
Giving living characteristics to nonliving objects
Personification
The exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution make up a story's ______
Plot
Topic sentences, main ideas, and supporting details are found in what kind of writing?
Nonfiction
The process of describing a character through that character's thoughts, actions, speech, and dialogue
indirect characterization
Created by means of setting (locale and surroundings in which the narrative takes place), attitude (of the narrator and of the characters in the narrative), and descriptions.
Mood
An implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing or to a part of another text.
Allusion