Plot
The part of the plot that introduces characters, setting, and conflict.
Exposition
A word that is associated with a sound. Ex: Boom, Splash, Crack, Snip
Onomatopoeia
A text structure that compares how multiple things are alike/different.
Compare and Contrast
The most important point the author wants the reader to understand.
Central Idea
The part of the plot that presents complications and builds suspense.
Rising Action
Giving human qualities to a non-human thing. Ex: The trees danced in the wind.
Personification
A text structure that describes something in a specific order or steps.
Sequence
A narrator that cannot be trusted.
Unreliable Narrator
The part of the plot that is the moment of greatest interest.
Climax
Multiple words beginning with the same letter. Ex: She sells sea shells by the seashore.
Alliteration
A text structure that describes something causing something else to happen and the effects of that.
Cause and Effect
Pathos
The part of the plot that brings the story to a close.
Falling Action
Comparing two things WITHOUT using like or as. Ex: Gaining knowledge is like planting a garden.
Metaphor
A text structure that describes something in detail.
Description
When authors appeal to readers' logic and reasoning.
Logos
The part of the plot that is the conflict's final outcome.
Resolution
An extreme exaggeration. Ex: I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
A text structure that explains a problem and its solution or possible solutions.
Problem and Solution
When authors appeal to readers' trust by proving credibility.
Ethos