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;
21 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
STEAL
|
S=speech
T=thoughts E=effect on others A=actions L=look |
|
|
exposition
|
The part of the story where setting and characters are introduced
|
|
|
initiating event
|
the event that starts the plot
|
|
|
rising action
|
the events leading up to the climax
|
|
|
climax
|
the turning point in the story
|
|
|
falling action
|
the part where things calm down
|
|
|
resolution
|
the part where the conflict is solved
|
|
|
plot
|
how the story develops
|
|
|
setting
|
the time and location of the story
|
|
|
character
|
people or creatures that play a role in the story
|
|
|
conflict
|
the problem in the story. Internal and external. Char vs Char, Char vs self, char vs nature, char vs society.
|
|
|
mood
|
the feeling of the story. happy sad scary etc
|
|
|
theme
|
the message the author is trying to convey. Implied=you have to infer and conclude about the theme.
Direct=the theme is stated in the story. universal=the theme is widely used |
|
|
Prediction
|
An educated guess on what happens next
|
|
|
flashback
|
the narrator tells of a past event to give more info on characters.
|
|
|
foreshadowing
|
The narrator hints at something.
|
|
|
infer
|
use clues and details to figure out what is currently happening in the story.
|
|
|
conclude
|
pull together info to find something out. To come to a final decision about something. To end
|
|
|
characterization
|
direct=narrator tells what characters personality is.
indirect=you have to infer on the personality. |
|
|
dynamic and static characters.
|
dynamic=character changes over the course of the story
static= character stays the same |
|
|
Irony
|
verbal= The character or narrator says something that is the opposite of what he really means.
situational= something contradicts what the character or audience expects to happen dramatic= audience knows something the character does not |
