Background information or events necessary to understand a story. Often include an introduction to characters and setting.
What is exposition?
100
The narrator is participating, written using “we” and “I”
What is first person?
100
Examples: statistics, facts, authorities, etc. are examples of this persuasive technique.
What is logos?
100
The MAIN word in the complete predicate (what the subject does) The VERB
What is the predicate or simple predicate?
100
Makes a statement and ends with a period.
What is a declarative sentence?
200
The events after the climax (often consequences of the climax) that lead to the resolution of the story.
What is falling action?
200
A narrator whose knowledge is limited to only one character.
What is third person limited?
200
Ex: children, animals, illness, memories, etc. are examples of this type of persuasive technique.
What is pathos?
200
The main word in the complete subject (what the sentence is about)
What is the subject or simple subject?
200
Asks a question
What is an interrogative sentence?
300
The conflicts and complications that develop a story. The main part of the story.
What is rising action?
300
A narrator knows everything about all the characters and who is all knowing.
What is third person omniscient?
300
Logical reasoning. It has a very scientific approach. Writer persuades through reasoning and provides factual evidence to support his claim.
Makes the audience think about the topic.
What is logos?
300
Includes ALL of the words in the predicate, tells entirely what the subject is or does.
What is the complete predicate?
300
This type of sentence ends in an exclamation point.
What is an exclamatory sentence?
400
The end result or conclusion. Loose ends are tied up. Remaining questions are answered. Conflicts are resolved.
What is resolution or denouement.
400
The writer tells what happened without stating more than the story’s action/dialogue. The narrator never tells anything about characters/thoughts or feelings. The narrator is an outside observer.
What is third person objective?
400
The audience’s emotions. The writer appeals to reader’s emotions, such as fear, anger, pity, and even social acceptance. The writer names the audience feel something.
What is pathos?
400
Includes ALL of the words in the subject. Tells exactly who/what the subject is about.
What is the complete subject?
400
Expresses strong feeling
What is an exclamatory sentence?
500
The peak of the action, the most intense or suspenseful moment, often represents a turning point in the story.
What is the climax?
500
Written using “you.”
What is second person?
500
The writer’s credibility. Writer provides evidence that he is knowledgeable and credible. Makes the audience decide right or wrong. Ex: political issues, religious issues, national beliefs.
What is ethos?
500
The difference between an independent clause (an adult)
and a dependent clause (a kindergartener).
What is that independent clauses can stand alone and dependent clauses CANNOT.
500
Gives a command or makes a request. Often begins with a verb and ends with a period or an exclamation point.