Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
19 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Author's Purpose
|
What influences the way a writer looks at the topic
|
|
|
Character |
Individuals who participate in the story of a literary work
|
|
|
Climax
|
The point of maximum interest, tension, or action in a story
|
|
|
Conflict
|
A struggle between opposing forces
|
|
|
Dialouge
|
A written conversation between two or more characters
|
|
|
Exposition
|
The beginning of a story; gives backround information; introduces the character and the setting
|
|
|
Falling Action
|
The end of a story; solves the conflict; occurs after the climax
|
|
|
Fiction
|
Writting that includes imaginary elements; non-factual writting
|
|
|
Figurative Language
|
Language the communicates meaning BEYOND the used words
|
|
|
Genre
|
The catergory or type of fiction writting
|
|
|
Imagery
|
Descriptive words or phrases that re-create the sensory expieriences of a story
|
|
|
Mood
|
The feeling or atmosphere a peice of writting creates in the reader; how a reader feels when reading the story
|
|
|
Narrator
|
The character or voice that tells the events in a story
|
|
|
Plot
|
The sequence of events in a story; the actions or events surrounding the main characters
|
|
|
Rising Action |
The part of the plot where conflict begins and complications develop; leads to the climax
|
|
|
Structure
|
The way parts of a story are put together; the arrangements of chapters, stanzas, or ryhme scheme
|
|
|
Style
|
The way a writting communicates; not WHAT is said, but HOW it's said
|
|
|
Theme
|
The underlying message the writer wants a reader to understand; BIGGER than the story; relates to life or human nature
|
|
|
Tone
|
The attitude a writer has towards the subject; how the writer feels
|
