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Section 1

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Crisis

Front

Turning point / do or die moment / last chance moment

Back

Simile

Front

A comparison using "like" or "as"

Back

Characterization

Front

How the characters of the story are described

Back

1st person point of view

Front

The narrator is a character in the story. ( I, me, my, we, our )

Back

Foreshadowing

Front

Giving an advance hint of what is coming later

Back

Metaphor

Front

A comparison using "is" (not like or as)

Back

Falling Action

Front

all the events that follow the climax

Back

Mood or tone

Front

The feeling or emotion created in the reader by the story

Back

Flat character

Front

Has only one or two personality traits that don't change

Back

Flashback

Front

Scenes from the past or a quick look at something from the past

Back

Dialogue

Front

The talking between characters

Back

Antagonist

Front

The "enemy" of the protagonist

Back

Dynamic character

Front

A character who grows or goes through a change during the story

Back

Denotation

Front

The dictionary definition of a word

Back

Personification

Front

Giving human qualities to an animal, object, or idea

Back

Allegory

Front

A story with a moral/lesson

Back

Static character

Front

A character who does not change during the story

Back

Connotation

Front

The feeling that a word has on people (positive, negative, neutral)

Back

3rd person point of view

Front

narrator is NOT involved in the story; uses "he," "she," "they

Back

Point of view

Front

Who is telling the story

Back

How we learn about characters

Front

1 - the author tells you 2 - through the character's behavior 3 - through the character's words

Back

Hyperbole

Front

Exaggeration for emphasis

Back

Protagonist

Front

The main character

Back

Exposition

Front

Introduction of the plot, setting, protagonist, and mood

Back

Climax

Front

The highest point of interest or suspense / A major turn

Back

3 major conflicts

Front

1 - character vs another character 2 - character vs nature 3 - character vs self

Back

Symbolism

Front

When one thing is meant to represent something else

Back

Resolution

Front

Shows how the conflict/problem is solved or ended

Back

Setting

Front

where and when the story takes place

Back

Non-fiction

Front

A story that is true, based on true events and information

Back

Plot

Front

The action of the story

Back

Theme

Front

The main idea or lesson the author is making

Back

Denouement

Front

Final outcome / ties up loose ends

Back

Fiction

Front

A story that is not true or is made up

Back

Inciting Incident

Front

The event that introduces the main problem/conflict

Back

Figurative language

Front

Describing something by comparing it to something else

Back

Rising Action

Front

Events leading up to the climax / more problems happen

Back

Irony

Front

using a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or normal meaning

Back