sentence structures
literary terms
story vocabulary
100


  • This type of sentence contains one independent clause


Simple sentence

100


  • The main character in a story who faces the central conflict.


Protagonist 

100


  • : A person who lives in isolation, typically for religious or philosophical reasons.


hermit 

200


  • A sentence that combines two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.


Compound complex sentence 

200


  • category of literature, such as fiction, nonfiction, or fantasy.


  • Genre 
200


  • 0: Known or famous for something, often positive


Renowned 
300


  • A word that links a dependent clause to an independent clause, such as ‘although’ or ‘because’.


Subordinating conjunction 

300


  • Structures that help identify the characteristics of different genres


Genre frames 

300


  • main message or lesson of a story.


Central idea