Story Elements
Plot points that build tension and lead up to highest point of story
Rising Action
Two or more words in close proximity that start with the same consonant sound
Alliteration
Scout's full name
Jean Louise Finch
Appeal to reason/facts
Logos
Name of first paragraph in five paragraph essay
Introductory
Highest point in the story
Climax
When you compare two unlike things using "like" or "as"
Simile
Dill's real name
Charles Baker "Dill" Harris
Appeal to credibility/reputation
Ethos
Name of first sentence of body paragraph
Topic sentence
Every story needs a problem. What is the correct term for it in literature?
Conflict
Something from outside the time period of the story appearing in it
Anachronism
Name of dog Atticus killed
Tim Johnson
Appeal to emotion
Pathos
First sentence of your conclusive paragraph is what?
Rephrase of your thesis statement
Follows immediately after highest point of story
Falling Action
Oxymoron
Which of Tom Robinson's hands was maimed?
Left
Appeal to sense of timing
Kairos
Part that draws in the reader, is exciting and engaging
Hook
What three things need to be laid out in the Exposition?
Time of story
Place of story
Main characters
Onomatopoeia
Finch's Landing
Name of creative nonfiction genre that illuminates a slice of someone's life
Memoir
Final element in a persuasive essay
Call to action