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The main events of a story
what is Plot
How the author makes the reader feel
What is mood
A narrator who is referred to as "I"
What is 1st person
What is 3rd person
Description of character traits
What is characterization
What is Hyperbole
A 3rd person narrator who knows everything about everyone including the events of the story
What is omniscient
The main character of a story
What is protagonist
Giving human characteristics to something that isn't human. Ex: The wind screamed through the window.
What is personification
Clues that tell you what may happen next.
What is foreshadowing
The lesson or moral of the story
What is Theme
A comparison using like or as Ex. She is as pretty as a flower
What is simile
Something that is opposite of what you would expect. EX: An extremely tall person with the nickname "midget"
What is irony
A comparison not using like or as. Ex. Juliet is the sun
What is metaphor
The events in the plot leading to the climax.
What is rising action
Something that stands for something else
What is symbolism
A common phrase or expression that should not be taken literally- A figure of speech Ex: It's raining cats and dogs.
What is idiom
This character is usually in conflict or direct opposition to the main character.
What is antagonist
Alternating from present to past.
What is flashback.
The action that throws the conflict into overdrive.
What is Inciting incident
A problem that someone has with himself, such as an important decision to make
What is internal conflict
A problem someone has with someone else, nature, society, or fate.
What is external conflict
Time and place
What is setting
How the author feels about his/her story.
What is tone.
The events in the plot leading to the resolution
What is falling action