Vocabulary
A change for the better.
Reformation
Narrator is the main character
1st person
Greed leads to unhappiness because you are always left wanting more
"The Monkey's Paw"
Event that moves plot from exposition to rising action. Gets the conflict/plot going.
Inciting incident
“The Monkey’s Paw”: The Whites make light of the wish assuming it won’t come true. Mr. White feels the paw move in his hand.
rising action
arrogant disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other regulations
Audacity
The narrator is unknown and only knows thoughts/feelings of one character at a time
3rd limited
Man’s excessive pride can be his downfall
"The Tell-Tale Heart"
Foreshadowing
When the author gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story
Falling action
to establish an orderly connection
Correlate
Narrator knows thoughts/feelings/motivations of all characters.
3rd omniscient
When we are blind to the flaws of others, we allow them to continue demonstrating those flaws
"Charles"
viewpoint
perspective
“A Sound of Thunder”: Travis glares at Eckels and tells him to get the bullets from inside the T. Rex so they don’t change the future
Falling action
returning to the original form after being bent
Resilient
Reader is the subject of the text.
2nd person
Your actions have consequences. Interfering with nature can be disastrous
"A Sound of Thunder"
Situation that ends up differently than expected
Situational Irony
resolution
perspective
viewpoint
Narrator only shares the facts--no feelings/motivations/inner thoughts
3rd objective
Keeping your cool in a stressful situation can save the day.
"The Dinner Party"
Hyperbole
Figure of speech that uses exaggeration to emphasize a point.
climax