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Cause and effect
A series of events linked together where one event causes another, which causes another, etc.
Resolution
Also called falling action. Occurs after the climax. Conflict is resolved and loose ends are tied up
Falling action
Also called resolution. Occurs after the climax. Conflit is resloved and loose ends are tied up
Prediction
An attempt to answer the question, "what will happen next?"
Conflict
Another word for complications. Struggle between opposing forces
Complications
Another word for conflict struggle between opposing forces
static characters
Characters that remain the same throughout the story.(don't undergo change).
Round characters
Characters who have many personality traits that are revealed about them
dynamic characters
Characters who undergo changes
External conflict
Conflict between a character and an outside force, such as nature, a physical object, or another character
Internal conflict
Conflict that occurs within a character
Short story
Generally has one main conflict and can be read in one sitting
Inference
Make a logical guess about something in the story based on information from the story and your own common sense
minor characters
Not an important character, but they help move the story along.
Plot
Sequence of events in a story
Exposition
Sets the tone establishes the setting, introduces the characters, gives the reader important background information.
Narrative nonfiction
Tells a true story that includes a real setting, all the elements of plot, actual people, and a point of view
Climax
The moment when the reader's interest and emotional intensity reach the highest point. Usually occurs toward the end of a story, after conflict has been understood and you become emtionally involved w/ characters. Sometimes called the "turning point".
Setting
Time and place of the action of the story
Description
Writing that helps a reader picture scenes, events, and characters. Often appeals to the five sentences
Foreshadowing
a writer's use of hints or clues to indicate events and situations that will occur later in a plot. This creates suspense
Flat characters
characters who are described more simply
Rising action
events in a story that move the plot along by adding complications or expanding the conflict. Usually builds suspence to a climax, or turning point,
figurative language
language that communicates ideas beyond the ordinary, literal meanings of the words. Similes, metaphors, and personifications are examples of this
Nonfiction
prose writing that deals with real people, things, events, and places. Major Tyler's are autobiography,biography, essay, newspapers.
Narrator
the character or voice from whose point of view events are told. Could be 1st person, 3rd person, etc
Theme
the main idea of a work of literature. A perception (idea) about life or human nature (how people behave)
The main characters
the most important characters
Characters
the people, animals, or imaginary creatures that take part in the action of the story
Dialogue
written conversation between two or more characters in either fiction or non fiction. Gives insight into characters' qualities, personality traits, and reactions to other characters. Commonly set off with quotation marks.