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| plot | The series of events in a story. |
| exposition | The beginning of a story in which the characters, the setting, and the conflict are introduced. |
| rising action | This plot stage is when a conflict unfolds and becomes more complicated, obstacles prevent the resolution of the conflict. |
| climax | This is the most exciting moment and turning point in a story; the outcome of the conflict is decided here. |
| falling action | This plot stage is when the suspense eases and the main character begins to resolved the conflict. |
| resolution | This plot stage is the story ending in which the main conflict is usually resolved. |
| setting | This is the time and place of a story; it describes when and where a story takes place. |
| conflict | This is a struggle between opposing forces. |
| sequence | This is the order in which things happen. |
| characterization | This is the representation of a person based on his or her thoughts,speech, actions, appearance, or relationships with other people. |
| character traits | These are qualities that a person has, such as courage or kindness. |
| first-person point of view | This is the telling of a story by a narrator who is a character in the story and describes his or her own thoughts and feelings. |
| third-person omniscient point of view | This is the telling of a story by a narrator who is not a character in a story and reveals the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters. |
| metaphor | This is a comparison of two unlike things NOT using the words "like" or "as". They are usually compared using the words "is", "are", "was", or "were". |
| simile | This is a comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as". |
| foreshadowing | It is a hint or clue about something that will happen later. |
| alliteration | This is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. |
| personification | This occurs when human characteristics are given to an animal, an object, or an idea. |
| inference | This is a judgment based on prior knowledge or experience. |
| context clues | These are words in the surrounding text that help a reader figure out the meaning of an unknown word. |
| mood | This is the feeling a story creates. |
| tone | This is a writer's attitude toward a topic. |
| cause | This is the reason why something happens. |
| minor character | This is a person in a story who has little effect on the plot. |
| literal meaning | The actual meaning is this. |
| style | This is a writer’s unique way of communicating ideas. |
| imagery | This is language that appeals to the senses of sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste. |
| figurative language | The symbolic meaning is this. |
| rhyme | In poetry, this is the repetition of sounds at the ends of words. |
| irony | This is a contrast between what is expected and what actually happens. |
| main character | A person, in a story, who has a strong effect on the plot. |
| stanza | This is a group of two or more lines that form a unit in a poem. |
| flashback | This is a break in a story to tell about something that happened at an earlier time. |
| repetition | In poetry, this is the use of a word or phrase more than once. |
| suspense | This is the feeling of excitement and tension as the audience wonders what will happen next. |
| dialogue | Conversations between characters is this. |
| third person point of view - limited | This is the telling of a story by a narrator who is not a character in the story and he or she tells the thoughts and feelings of only one or a few characters. |
| effect | This is the result of something that happens. |
| denotation | This is the literal meaning of a word as it would be defined in a dictionary. |
| connotation | This is an idea, meaning, or feeling associated with a word. |
| onomatopoeia | This is the use of words that sound like their meanings. |
| rhythm | In poetry, this is a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables. |
