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| plot | the series of events a story follows |
| conflict | the struggle between opposing forces |
| exposition | introduces the characters and presents the setting and conflict |
| rising action | the part of the story that presents complications that intensify |
| climax | this is the story's moment of greatest interest--the point where the conflict is resolved |
| falling action | follows the climax and where the story begins to draw to a close |
| resolution | reveals the final outcome of the conflict..."and they lived happily ever after..." |
| characters | the people, animals, or imaginary creatures who take part in the action of the story |
| characterization | the way an author reveals the traits and personality of characters |
| dialogue | the written conversation between two or more people in a story |
| mood of a verb | refers to the manner in which the action or state of being is expressed |
| imperative mood of a verb | when the verb is part of a command or request |
| repetition | the use of the same word or group of words more than once; often used to emphasize a particular idea |
| central idea | the main point that the author wants to communicate to readers |
| supporting details | the facts, opinions, examples and anecdotes that the author provides to make his or her point |
| personal essay | a short work of nonfiction in which an author expresses an opinion or provides insight based on personal experience |
| chronological order | telling of events in time order |
| author's purpose | the author's reason for writing |
| symbol | an object that stands for something beyond itself |
| imagery | descriptions that appeal to the senses of sight, sound, smell, felling, or taste to create an effect or evoke emotion |
| figurative language | words and phrases that suggest meaning beyond the literal meanings of the words themselves |
| simile | a comparison of two unlike things using the words LIKE or AS |
| metaphor | a comparison of two unlike things WITHOUT the use of the words LIKE or AS |
| memoir | a true story of a person's life that focuses on personal experience and observations about people or events |
| allusion | a reference to a famous person, place, event, or literary work |
| active voice | shows that a subject performs an action; used to emphasize the subject and keeps the writing lively |
| passive voice | shows that a subject is acted upon; uses helping verbs; emphasizes the action (if you can add "by zombies" after the verb and it makes sense, then it is in this voice) |
| verbal | a word formed from a verb, but is used as a noun, adjective, or adverb |
| participle | a verb form that is used as an adjective |
| draw conclusions | when a readers makes a judgement based on evidence in the text, along with their own experience and reasoning |
| heading | the title of the text |
| subtitle | an additional part of the title |
| subheadings | headings WITHIN the text that introduce new topics or sections |
| speaker of a poem | the voice that talks to the reader in a poem |
| tone of a poem | expresses the speaker's attitude toward the subject being addressed in the poem |
