Academic Language Flashcards
(33 cards)
What is plot
Series of related events that make up a story
What are subplots
A minor plot that relates in somway to the story
What is aInciting Incident
The event in a story that causes the conflict
What is aConflict/problem/issue
A struggle between two opposing forces enternal and external
What is aResolution
Conflict is resolved and the story is brought to a close
What is the Climax
Point in the story that creats the greatest suspence or or interest
What is Expisition
Introduction of a story or book, when the characters and setting are first described
What is a Theme/central idea
An insight or idea about life
What is a Protagonist
Main character in a peice of literature
What is a Antagonists
Another character opposingbthe protaganist
What is Mood
Overall feeling of a wordk of literature
What is Tone
The attitude a writer talk towards his or hers subject or characters
What is Foreshadowing
use of clues or hints to suggest events that will occur later in the story
What is First person
is from the perspective of a character told using pronouns like “I,” “me,” “my,” “we,” “us,” or “our.”
What is Second person
the narrator uses “you” to describe the reader’s thoughts, actions, and background or may speak directly to the audience using “you,” “you’re,” and “your.”
What is Third person
Third-person is narrated by an external narrator. (He, she, Him, her, they)
What is Third person
is narrated by an external narrator. (He, she, Him, her, they)
What is Third person omniscient
The narrator is all-knowing and has access to the thoughts, feelings, and actions of all the characters.
What is Third person limited
The narrator only has access to the thoughts and emotions of one character, usually following that character through the story and describing events that they experience.
What is Characterization
the way a writer reveals the personality of a character
S: What he/she Says (Allowing us to hear the character speak)
T: What he/she Thinks (Reveal the character’s thoughts and feelings)
E: What Everyone says about him/her (Showing how others react to the character)
A: What his/her Actions are (Showing the character in action/what they do)
L: What he/she Looks like (Describing the appearance of the character)
What is Figurative Language
figures of speech not literally true
What is Imagery
language that appeals to the five senses
What is alliteration
the repetition of consonant sounds in two or more
What are metaphors
comparison between two unlike things
