English Vocab

Comics

series of images that tells a story

Symbols

marks or characters used as a conventional representation of an object, function, or process

Direct characterization

(the author) telling the audience what a character is like

Mood

the emotional response that the writer wishes to evoke in the reader through a story

Imagery 

visually descriptive or figurative language

Tone

the general character or attitude of writing

Point of View

the narrator's position in relation to a story being told

Allusion

an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly

Exposition

the first part of the plot sequence in a story

Motif

a distinctive feature or dominant idea

Climax

the most exciting and important part of a story

Indirect characterization

(the author) showing the audience what kind of person a character is through the character’s thoughts, words, and deeds

Foreshadowing 

a warning or indication of a future event

Rising action

starts with an inciting incident at the end of the exposition and ends at the climax

Plot

an interrelated sequence of events in a story

Episodic (Plot)

containing or consisting of a series of loosely connected parts or events

Diction

the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing

Falling action

what happens near the end of a story after the climax and resolution of the major conflict

Denouement

the final part of a story in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved