Mother & Daughter
Parts of Speech
Literary Terms
Literary Terms 2
100
to smile radiantly
What is BEAM
100
describes a noun
What is an adjective?
100
This is the most exciting part of the story
What is CLIMAX
100
The problem in the story
What is conflict?
200
an afternoon showing of an opera or play or movie
What is matinee?
200
person, place, thing, or idea
What is noun
200
This literary term means the series of events in a story, includes characters, conflict, rising action, falling action.
What is PLOT
200
events that happen after the climax, but before the resolution.
What is falling action?
300
a long, scolding speech
What is TIRADE
300
Macy's, Davis Intermediate School, Jamba Juice, Toyota
What are proper nouns?
300
This literary term includes setting, time, and characters
What is Basic Situation or exposition
300
The message about life that the author sends through the use of storytelling. The "universal truth about life" For example, "Be careful what you wish for"
What is Theme
400
a small amount
What is MEAGER
400
type, clean, smell, sleep, run
What is a verb?
400
When the author gives the reader clues about a characters personality, but does not explicitly give adjectives to describe the character
What is Indirect Characterization
400
The type of conflict that takes place within a characters mind. character vs. self
What is internal conflict?
500
to tease
What is TAUNT?
500
a, an, the
What are ARTICLES?
500
When the author gives adjectives to the reader to describe the character's personality in a story.
What is Direct Characterization?
500
character vs. character character vs. nature character vs. object
What is external conflict?