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Its job is to name a general (non-specific) person, place, thing (object), or idea (concept).
What is a noun?
A French word that means "category, or type of literature".
What is genre?
The term for the problem faced by the main character in a story.
What is conflict?
A story's time and place.
What is the setting?
The person or character telling the story.
Who is the narrator?
A technique an author uses to provide hints or give clues about future events in a story.
What is foreshadowing?
An action word.
What is a verb?
The term for the main events of a story from beginning to end.
What is plot?
This type of struggle is internal -- one you have within yourself.
What is character vs. self?
Similar to tone, this is the feeling a story creates for the reader.
What is mood?
The narrator tells the story using the pronouns "I" and "we".
What is first person?
An object that represents, or stands for something else (usually a concept) in a story.
What is a symbol?
This type of word describes a noun.
What is an adjective?
The turning point of a story.
What is the climax?
For example, a Florida resident's house flooded because of Hurricane Ian.
What is character vs. nature?
This can be direct (traits are clearly stated by the narrator) or indirect (traits revealed by actions, thoughts, or dialogue).
What is characterization (character development)?
The narrator is "God-like", knowing the thoughts and actions of all characters.
What is third-person omniscient?
This term is defined as "the author's choice of words".
What is diction?
Its job is to describe how a verb is done.
What is an adverb?
The overall meaning, or central message about life, of a story.
What is the theme?
A conflict between the main character and rules, laws, traditions, or general expectations.
What is character vs. society?
These are the two types of analogies; one makes a comparison using "like" or "as" and the other does not.
What are similes and metaphors?
The narrator speaks directly to the reader -- a perspective usually taken only for giving directions.
What is second-person?
For example, "The wind whispered secrets in my ear as I walked along the path."
What is personification?
These words combine two parts of a compound sentence and can be remembered using the acronym FANBOYS.
What are conjunctions?
This is an adjective that describes the author's attitude toward a topic/subject of the text.
What is tone?
The classic struggle between a story's protagonist and its antagonist.
What is character vs. character?
Appealing to the five senses, these are words or phrases an author uses to create a vivid mental picture for the reader.
What is imagery?
The narrator is outside of the story and knows the thoughts and feelings of one character only.
What is third-person limited?
This is the personal, emotional association a word has beyond its literal definition.
What is connotation?