Point of View
the perspective from which a story is told
Antagonist
The person (or force) in conflict with the protagonist
Exposition
Where the setting, the characters, and the inciting incident are revealed
Suspense
the anxiety a reader feels about what's going to happen in the story
Resolution
The end of the story where the loose ends (conflict) is resolved
Flashback
when the author interrupts the plot of the story and tells an event that took place earlier in time
Folktale
A story that has been past down form generation to generation
Memoir
An autobiography story that focuses on one or few events on the author's life
Fable
A short story that teaches a moral or a lesson
Simile
comparing two things uses the words "like" or "as
Metaphor
A comparison without using the words "like" or "as
Hyperbole
An exaggeration that is not true
Alliteration
That repetition of the same initial consonant sound among words
Assonance
Alliteration in which there repetition of a vowel sound among words
Consonance
An alliteration in which there is a repetition os consonant sounds among words
Personification
Giving human qualities to non human things
Onomatopoeia
words whose sounds suggest their meaning
Legend
A folktale that usually has some connection to a real historical person or event with exaggerations nor meant to be humorous
Theme
That truth about life that is revealed in a story
Fantasy
A genre of fiction that contains magical elements
Plot
That chain of events that make up a story
Myth
A folktale that explains something about the world such as frightening or mysterious natural forcesa
Tone
That attitude of the writer
Idiom
A group of words whose meaning is quite different from its literal meaning
Climax
The most exciting or intense part of the story for the protagonist
Setting
The time and place of a story
Mood
The atmosphere or feeling created by the story
dynamic character
A character who undergoes a deep change from within the story
historical fiction
A genre that is set in the past and may include real people, places, or significant events
character traits
Adjectives that describe a character on the inside (personality)
third person omniscient
A point of view where the narrator knows it all
Indirect characterization
The author shows you what a character is like through thoughts, feelings, choices, words, and actions
third person limited
The narrator is not in the story but focuses on one character's point of view
static character (flat character)
A character that remains the same throughout the story
Fairytale
A folktale that takes place in a magical land
Realistic fiction
A genre that is set in modern present with human characters
Protagonist
That main character in the story
Falling action
events that follow the climax and lead to the resolution
science fiction
A genre that is set in the future and based on the impact of real, potential, imagined technology
First person
A point of view in which the narrator is a person in the story (narrated using pronouns like "I" "me".....)
Foreshadowing
Hints or clues that suggest what may happen later in the story
Tall tale
A folktale with unbelievable exaggerations
rising action
Parts of the story where that complications arise
direct characterization
The author tells you explicitly what the character is like