| Term | Definition |
|---|
| round character | • The character in which the story revolves around • The person who the story is mainly about |
| flat character | • A person who supports the round character • A person, not the round character, who makes the story interesting |
| climax | • The turning point of the story • The point in which the most exciting thing happens |
| conflict | • The problem in the book that the characters must solve • During the complication |
| exposition | • The beginning of the book • Sets the tone or mood • Introduces most of the characters • Provides necessary background information • Displays the setting |
| foreshadowing | • A literary device in which the author drops subtle hints about plot developments to come later in the story |
| irony | • When your expectations are met by an opposite experience |
| metaphor | • a type of figurative language • when one thing is spoken or written about as if it were another • without the use of like or as, invites the reader to make a comparison between the two things |
| mood | • Found in drama, music, art, and literature • Changes to make the story more entertaining and life-like • Often determined by the setting • Often affects how we feel about characters • In turn, characters will affect the tone and mood. • The emotion of the book |
| plot | • A series of events related to a central conflict or struggle • Occasionally has unexpected twists to make the story more interesting |
| resolution | • The conflict is solved- for better or for worse • All loose ends are tied up (unless they are needed for the next book in the series) |
| setting | • The aspects of the story that let you know where you are and when you are |
| simile | • A type of figurative language • A comparison of two unlike objects using "like" or "as" |
| symbolism | • The use of symbols (events, items, or characters) to stand for something else |
| theme | • The main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work |
| alliteration | • repeating a constant sound in close proximity to others, or beginning several words with the same vowel sound; a tongue twister • a form of figurative language |
| personification | • Giving human traits (qualities, feelings, action, or characteristics) to non-human objects (things, colors, qualities, or ideas). |
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