FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
What is the emotional or cultural associations that a word carries beyond its literal meaning?
CONNOTATION
What is the turning point of a story or play, usually the moment of greatest tension or conflict?
CLIMAX
What is the act of explaining the meaning of something, often used to understand the themes of a literary work?
INTERPRETATION
What is a story or account of events?
NARRATIVE
What is amiable?
This term describes a friendly and pleasant disposition.
What is a scene in a story or play that interrupts the chronological order of events to show something that happened in the past?
FLASHBACK
What is a struggle or clash between opposing forces or ideas?
CONFLICT
What is a technique used by writers to convey meaning or create a desired effect?
LITERARY DEVICE
What is a point of view in which the narrator is a character in the story and uses "I" or "we" to refer to themselves and others?
FIRST-PERSON
What is entailment?
This legal term refers to the logical relationship between a property and its owner.
What are hints or clues that suggest what will happen later in the story?
FORESHADOWING
What is the part of a story that sets the scene, introduces the characters, and provides background information?
EXPOSITION
What is the use of language to create a figure or image in the reader's mind beyond its literal meaning, often used to convey themes or ideas?
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
What is a point of view in which the narrator is not a character in the story and uses "he," "she," or "they" to refer to the characters?
THIRD-PERSON
What is haint?
This term refers to a ghost or a haunting spirit, often in Southern U.S. dialect.
What is a conclusion drawn from evidence and reasoning?
INFERENCE
What is the point in a story where the conflict is resolved or concluded?
RESOLUTION
What is the central idea or message of a literary work, often revealed through the plot, characters, and other literary elements?
THEME
What is a particular point of view from which something is seen or considered?
PERSPECTIVE
What is analysis?
This term refers to the process of breaking down a text to understand its components and meaning.
What is the atmosphere or feeling created by a work of literature?
MOOD
What is the sequence of events that make up a story?
PLOT
What is the part of a story that sets the scene, introduces the characters, and provides background information?
EXPOSITION
What is a particular way of looking at or thinking about something?
VIEWPOINT
What is cite?
This term refers to the act of quoting or referencing a source of information in a written work.