Something that stands for something else.
What is SYMBOL?
The series of events in a story.
What is PLOT?
When the conflict is solved/the end of the story.
What is RESOLUTION?
Events after the climax, before the resolution.
What is FALLING ACTION?
When differences between things are highlighted.
What is CONTRAST?
The part of the plot that builds suspense before the climax.
What is RISING ACTION?
A type of literary work, such as fiction.
What is GENRE?
The deeper meaning of a text; the message.
What is THEME?
Contrast between what happens and what is expected, such as a firefighter burning a book.
What is IRONY?
A struggle between opposing forces.
What is CONFLICT?
A hint to what will happen later.
What is FORESHADOWING?
The part of a story containing background information.
What is EXPOSITION?
When the conflict/tension peaks.
What is CLIMAX?
Figurative language used to create a sensory experience through words.
What is IMAGERY?
The author's attitude.
What is TONE?
The emotions that a text causes in the reader.
What is MOOD?
An example would be "dreams don't work unless you do."
What is THEME?
A reference to a person, place, thing, event, or other literary work with which the reader is presumably familiar.
What is ALLUSION?
The way an individual writer writes.
What is STYLE?
An example would be "she has a Minnie Mouse voice."
What is ALLUSION?