| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Plot | the sequence of events in the story consisting of a beginning, middle, and end |
| Exposition | the part of a story in which the author provides background material about the lives of the characters and about events that have taken place before the story opens |
| Conflict | the sturggle of opposing forces, people, or ideas in a story |
| Rising action | advancing movement toward an event or moment when something decisive has to happen |
| Climax | the high point or turning point of a story |
| Falling action | the sequence of events that follow the climax and lead to the resolution |
| Resolution | the part of the plot that id the solution to the problem or reveals the outcome of the conflict |
| Foreshadowing | hints of what is to come in the story |
| Protagonist | the main character of the story |
| Antagonist | the force or character opposing the protagonist |
| Characterization | the techniques an author uses to develop the perosnalities of fictional characters so they seem believeable |
| Setting | the time and place of the events in a story |
| Atmosphere | the prevailing mental and emotional climate of the story; something the reader senses or feels |
| Point of view | the way in which a story is narrated |
| Theme | the central insight or underlying idea of a story |
| tone | the author's attitude toward the subject of a story |
| Flashback | the interruption of the events in a story to tell what happened earlier |
| Figurative Language | language not intended to be interpreted in a literal sense |
| Simile | a states comparison introduce by like, as, so, as if, as though |
| Metaphor | a comparison between two unlike things with the intent of giving additional meaning to one of them (NOT like or as) |
| Mood | the emotional connection a reader feels to a story |
| Personification | an inanimate object, quality, or idea is given lifelike characteristics or powers |
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