Story Sequence
The highest point of action in the story; the moment when a decision must be made to bring about the resolution of the conflict
What is the climax of the story?
Novel set in ancient times that dealt with unforgiveness, hatred and revenge.
What is The Bronze Bow?
A comparison using "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
The part of an essay introduction that is designed to get the reader interested
What is the hook?
The where and when of a story
What is the setting?
What is the Exposition?
Who is Gandalf?
Repetition of consonants at the beginning of a series of words
What is alliteration?
The part of an essay that repeats the thesis, and tells what is most important and why
What is the conclusion?
The novel that had as one of its themes, "Truth is more important than beauty."
What is I, Juan de Pareja?
The main idea of the story; the universal truth about human life that the story examines
What is the theme?
Author who wrote both The Golden Goblet and Master Cornhill
Who is Eloise Jarvis McGraw?
Early hints in a story of events yet to come
What is foreshadowing?
Every paragraph begins with this kind of sentence
What is a topic sentence?
A poem with an ABCB rhyme scheme that is set to music
What is a ballad?
Types of characters in the story who strive for or oppose the resolution of the conflict
Who are the protagonist and antagonist?
A chemist who tries to learn the mysteries of turning metals into gold, or discover the elixir of eternal life
What is an alchemist?
Using "sound" words to create a sensory effect
What is onomatopoeia?
An outline that combines notes from several sources
What is a Fused Outline?
An object that has a dual meaning; often repeated in stories
What is a symbol?
The problem at the root of the story's action; the tension that drives the story forward to a conclusion
What is the Conflict?
Symbolic name for the river in the novel, Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze
What is the Dragon?
The author's process of describing and developing a fictional character
What is Characterization or character development?
What is the Works Cited page?
Type of essay that examines how the author develops the story, plot, character and theme
What is literary analysis?
A French name for the falling action of a story
What is Denoument?
The goldsmith in The Golden Goblet tells Ranofer that before he can become his apprentice, he must learn how to do this
What is remake his life?
A comparison in which human or life-like qualities are given to non-living things
What is personification?
Every paragraph of an essay should end with this kind of sentence
What is a clincher?
The name of a type of novel that deals with character formation.
What is a bildungsroman?