Elements of Plot
The events in a story.
plot
The main character in the story.
A shortened version of the text that focuses on the main idea of a work
summary
What is the writer of a poem called?
a poet
The words that are spoken by actors or characters
dialogue
The introduction of the characters, setting, and basic situation
exposition
Where and when the story takes place
setting
What a passage is mostly about; the who or what plus the most important thing about the who or what
main idea
The feeling the reader gets when reading the text
mood
What is the writer of a drama called?
Playwright
Events that increase tension about the conflict.
rising action
What are the five types of external conflicts?
Characters vs. Character
Character vs. Society
Character vs. Nature
Character vs. Technology
Character vs. Supernatural
An educated guess based on the information in a passage and what you already know
inference
A collection of lines in a poem; kind of like a paragraph
stanza
What is the difference between third person limited & third person omniscient?
Limited= the reader only knows the emotions of one character
Omniscient= the reader knows the emotions of all of the characters.
The point of greatest tension in the story, the turning point.
climax
When a character is struggling within himself or herself
internal conflict
An organizational strategy where events are arranged in the order they occur
Order of Sequence
The person who narrates a poem
speaker
When the author pauses in the story to describe events that happened in the past
flashback
The events that follow the climax and reduce tension.
falling action
What are clues that help you determine the meaning of unknown words?
context clues
The use of the same words or phrases over and over
repetition
What is the testing strategy the RUN Method?
R- Read the directions
U- Underline anything important to remember in the directions or passage
N- Note of anything important