A | B |
logical fallacy | false logic |
mythology | A traditional story that explains a belief or occurrence/phenomenon about the world and ususally contains gods, giants, heroes, and/or villains. |
objective | The point of view (POV) reveals actions and words without feelings or thoughts. |
omniscient | The point of view is told by a person who knows everything about every character. |
opinion | A statement that contains value language. |
paraphrase | The process of restating the meaning of a text using different words. |
plagiarism | Using another person's written work or idea and claiming it as one's own. |
playwright | A person who writes plays; a dramatist. |
point of view | The vantage point from which ab author presents the action of a work; perspective. |
protagonist | The hero or "good guy" of the story. Usually the main character. |
resolution | The closure that brings the story to an end. |
rhetorical fallacy | An argument that is not sound/true, but is still convincing. |
rising action | The complications that arise in a story, causing difficulties for the main characters and making the conflict more difficult to resolve. |
simile | A direct comparison between two different things using "like' or "as". |
subjective | The point of view is told from one perspective and encourages a connection between the character and the reader. |
sub plot | Also known as secondary plot, and explains or helps develop the main plot. |
summarize | The process of organizing, categorizing and filtering out less significant details in text. |
synthesize | The ability to connect information within and across texts to form a new idea. |
theme | The main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work. Example: "Don't judge a man until you've walked a mile in his shoes." (To Kill a Mockingbird). |
third person POV | Story told by someone not participating in the plot, "He, she, they." |