| Term | Definition |
|---|
| conflict | the struggle between opposing forces or points of view |
| internal conflict | a conflict that takes place within an individual |
| external conflict | a individual struggle against something outside themselves |
| foreshadowing | the author plants clues early in the story that hint at what is to come |
| plot | the sequence of events in the story |
| exposition | often before the action begins, the introduction |
| complications | make the conflict difficult to settle |
| climax | the point of highest intensity in the story |
| falling action | the conflict untangles |
| resolution | the final part of the story |
| verbal irony | saying one thing but meaning another |
| irony of situation | the character's actions produce unexpected results |
| indirect characterization | character revealed through her action, words. . . |
| direct characterization | the author tells us the sort of character |
| dramatic irony | the difference between what a character believes and what readers know is true |
| dynamic character | a character changes in some important way |
| static character | a character that doesn't change or develop |
| point of view | the angle or position from which a story is told |
| first person POV | the narrator speaks as "I" |
| third person omnisicient POV | story told from the outside, all-knowing observer |
| setting | the time and place |
| figurative language | expressive and indirect: simile, metaphor |
| literal language | direct statement |
| implicit theme | the theme is not stated directly but woven throughout the story |
| flat character | we know less about this character |
| round character | given depth, an inner life, constrasting aspects within |
| theme | the word/s or phrase tell what the story is about |
| suspense | this story quality makes the reader eager to know what will happen next! |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as |
| metaphor | a figure of speech used to suggest likeness between two different things |
| imagery | words used to create mental pictures |
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