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27 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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resolution
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ending of the story; loose ends tied up
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introduction
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beginning of the story, meet characters, setting is presented
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connotation
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emotions or associations a word brings to mind
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dialect
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speech patterns representataive of a certain region or group
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denotation
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dictionary definition of a word
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dialogue
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conversation between characters
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theme
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underlying meaning of the story
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hyperbole
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extreme exaggeration
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suspense
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the quality that makes the reader tense or uncertain about what comes next
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Characters
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people in story
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protagonist
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main character
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Climax
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most exciting point; turning point in the story; most intense
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Antagonist
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person or force of conflict with the main character
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tone
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attitude the writer takes toward their subject
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satire
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use of humor to ridicule something
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conflict
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struggle between forces
man vs. man man vs. nature man vs. society man vs. himself |
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Complicating Incident
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event which brings action of the story
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Plot
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sequence of events in the story
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mood
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feeling the author creates
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Point of View
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the prospective the story is being told in
1st person- person telling the story is involved in it 3rd person-person is an onlooker |
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Falling Action
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sequence of events after the climax
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rising action
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events leading to climax; conflict becomes more intense
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setting
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location and time in story
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flashback
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an interruption in the story to tell about something from the past
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irony
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contrast between what was expected and what actually happens
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Allusion
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reference to something else which the writer expects his audience to recognize
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foreshadowing
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use of hints or clues to suggest action is coming
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