Forms of Prose
Any writing that is not poetry
Prose
A person, animal or personified objects in a story
Character
The main good guy in a work of literature
Protagonist
The tendency to favor one person, group, or issue over another
Bias
Compares two unlike things using "like/as"
Simile
An educated guess
Inference
Occurs when you say one thing and mean something else (sarcasm).
Verbal Irony
Writing that is not true (fake stories)
Fiction
Where/when the story takes place
Setting
The bad guy in a work of literature
Antagonist
The central idea of your essay (also known as "thesis statement" or "main idea")
Claim
Comparing two things NOT using like/as
Metaphor
The person who is telling the story
Narrator
Extreme exaggeration
Hyperbole
Writing that is about real people, things, and events (true stories)
Non-Fiction
The basic storyline
Plot
Paragraphs of a poem
Stanza
To tell the events in the order in which they occur
Chronological Order or Sequence
Strongly suggests the truth or existence of something without saying it directly
Imply
The reasons behind a person's action or actions.
Motivation
A common phrase which means something different from its literal meaning but can be understood because of their popular use.
Idiom
A long fictional story of 100 pages or more
Novel
Life lesson learned from the story
Theme
A hint of what's to come
Foreshadowing
Fourteen lines, lyrical poetry
Sonnet
Is clear, specific reasons that support the writer's main idea or claim.
Evidence
An affix that occurs before/after the root word
Prefix/Suffix
Figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, and characteristics
Personification
5-20 pages, characters, setting, plot, theme, conflict, etc.
Short Story
The story's most emotional, suspenseful moment
Climax
A treatment of the text/writing that is made up of personal comments and opinions
Subjective
An oversimplified, inaccurate generalization of a group
Stereotype
Is the tendency to favor one person, group, or issue over another
Bias
A brief story used to illustrate or make a point
Anecdote
Occurs when you know something that a character doesn't know
Dramatic Irony
In between a short story and a novel in terms of length and character development of about 20-100 pgs.
Novella
The last part of the story; the solution to the problem
Resolution
A treatment of the text/writing that is made up of facts
Objective
A word that a pronoun stands for
Antecedent
An educated guess or conclusion that makes sense because its supported by evidence
Inference
The end or final part of an essay, usually summing up the main idea
Conclusion
When an event that turns out to be just the opposite of what you would expect
Situational Irony
Someone writing about someone else's life
Biography
Struggle within the character's mind or heart
Internal Conflict
The overall emotional atmosphere of the story
Mood
A transition in a story to an earlier time, that interrupts the normal chronological order of events.
Flashback
The way a person views a subject
Perspective
An educated guess. AKA An idea/conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
inference or infer
An explanation of something by comparing it with something similar (Bee:Hive, Bear:Den)
Analogy
An author writing about their own life
Autobiography
Struggles with outside forces
External Conflict
Attitude conveyed through diction/voice
Tone
I, me, my, we, us/you, your/ they, them, he, she, it
Point of View (1st, 2nd, 3rd person)
A hint of what's to come
Foreshadowing
A reference to something outside of the text
Allusion or to Allude
The repetition of consonant sounds
Alliteration
An author's reason for or intent in writing
Purpose
Subplot
A brief statement or account of the main points of something.
Summary
A judgment or decision reached by reasoning
Conclusion
Involves why and how an author chooses to convey a message. (An author chooses to write for three main purposes): persuade, inform, or entertain.
Author's intent or intention
"All knowing" point of view where the reader knows about many character's thoughts and feelings.
Omniscient
Words with sounds that imitate or suggest their meaning
Onomatopoeia