Figurative language
The repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words.
ex. Sally Sells Sea Shells by the Sea Shore.
Alliteration
The turning point in a story, novel, or play.
Climax
The perspective of which a story is told.
Point of view
The way the story is written.
structure
A story that typically has a hidden meaning in it.
Allegory
An exaggeration of something like a phrase.
ex. I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
Hyperbole
The conclusion of a story that resolves the main conflict in the story.
Resolution
The event of the story that are told by one specific person.
First person
Words attaching to the root words.
ex. prefix, suffix
Affix
studying a story in extreme detail.
analysis
A comparison of two things without using like or as.
ex. He has a heart of gold.
Metaphor
The section of the story that leads to the climax.
Rising Action
The point of view were the narrator knows all thoughts, actions, and feeling of all characters.
Third person omniscient
An arrangement of words and phrases that create a well-formed sentence.
syntax
a word that is the opposite in meaning to another word.
antonym
Giving an inanimate object human qualities.
ex. The wind whistled a cold song all night long.
Personification.
An explanation at the beginning of the story that tells you about the setting and characters.
Exposition
The point of view that has a narrator with only access to one person's, thoughts, actions, and feelings.
Third person limited
the feeling you get from a word.
connotation
the reason why an author writes a story.
authors purpose
Comparing something using like or as.
ex She was sweet as pie.
simile
The part of a story that leads the the resolution, after the climax.
Falling action
The person who tells the story.
Narrator
a word selection an author uses to create a tone in text.
Diction
when the use of objects represents key ideas.
symbolism