ELA STUDY GUIDE 2 Flashcards
(37 cards)
Setting
time and place of the story
point of view
The narrators position in relation to the story being told.
First person POV
When the story is narrarated by one person at a time
Third person omniscient
The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters in the story.
Third person limited
Narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of only one character
Mood
How the reader feels while reading the story
Tone
The attitude an author takes toward the story.
Plot
Series of events that make up a story
Exposition
The introduction of a story.
Rising action
All the events that lead up to the climax
Climax
When conflict or tension reaches the highest part of the book.
Falling action
everything that happens as a result of the climax
Resolution
It completes the story but can leave the reader with questions.
metaphor
comparing 2 things sugesting they are alike
Simile
compares 2 unalike things using “like” or “as”
Symbolism
using symbols to show ideas
personification
Giving non-human things Human traits
Hyperbole
an exageration that ant possibly be true
Genre
Category of literature based on content
Format
The way that the chapters/parts of a book is organized
fiction
has imaginary events, mainly short stories and novels
nonfiction
based on facts and real events
historical fiction
a made up story but is set in the past and borrow true events
Realistic fiction
stories that could have happened and are believable but did not happen
