Plot
Drama
P.O.V
Content Vocabulary
Nonfiction
100
The final outcome of the story; can be for better or for worse.
What is resolution (a.k.a denouement)?
100
The person that tells the story.
What is the narrator?
100
The narrator is inside the story
What is first person (1st) point of view?
100
Words that have the same meaning? Examples include small and tiny; glad and happy
What are synonyms?
100
The bits and pieces of information that support the main idea
What are details?
200
The story's central problem.
What is the conflict?
200
Gives directions to the actors; they are usually placed in parentheses and/or in italics.
What are stage directions?
200
Also known as the "all-knowing" point of view
What is third (3rd) person omniscient?
200
Examples of this term include: Hot and cold; Up and down; Open and close;
What are antonyms?
200
The author's reason for writing (Persuade, Inform, Entertain or Express)
What is author's purpose?
300
Events that increase tension about the problem
What is the rising action?
300
The author of the play
What is a playwright?
300
The narrator is outside the story; knows the thoughts and feelings of one character
What is third (3rd) person limited point of view?
300
Using other words in the sentence or passage to help determine the meaning of an unknown word.
What are context clues?
300
The topic of a passage PLUS the most important information about the topic.
What is the main idea?
400
The point of greatest tension in the story; the turning point.
What is the climax?
400
Another word for play; it is meant to be performed on stage for an audience.
What is a drama?
400
The narrator is outside the story; only tells the facts
What is third (3rd) person objective point of view?
400
Examples include: Anti- Pre- Bio-
What are prefixes?
400
The author's position in an argument; a statement of the author's point of view.
What is the claim?
500
Introduces the story's characters, setting, and basic situation.
What is the exposition?
500
The words spoken in a play; usually between two or more actors.
What is dialogue?
500
The perspective from which the story is told
What is point of view?
500
-ly, -ism, and - ology are examples of this word part
What is a suffix?
500
An educated guess based on the information in a passage and what you already know.
What is an inference (infer)?
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