word meaning
time and place
setting
narrator is a character in the story; uses words like I or we
first person point of view
author's attitude toward a subject
tone
arrangement of text's events; often centers around resolution of a conflict
plot
can be omniscient or limited; uses he or they
third person point of view
established rules are adhered to in writing and speaking; academic writing
formal
interruption of a story's order of events to describe an event that happened in the past
flashback
storyteller or "voice" of the word
narrator
neutral restatement in your own words of the text's main idea and important details
summary
a word's implied meaning or association
connotation
repetition of initial sound
alliteration
clues that suggest something about a future event
foreshadowing
reader's opinion about characters or events that is not directly stated in the text; supported with textual evidence
inferences
refers to the pattern writers use to organize their work
text structure
a word's direct or literal meaning; dictionary usually lists first
denotation
giving a nonhuman the characteristics of a human
personification
the turning point of a story
climax
the order in which thoughts are arranged
sequence
common form of sequencing
chronological order