ELA vocab

Question 1

Plot

Answer 1

the chain of related events in a story

Question 2

Subplot

Answer 2

smaller stories within the big story

Question 3

Setting

Answer 3

the time and location of a story

Question 4

Climax

Answer 4

the point at which the conflict is resolved or decided

Question 5

Theme

Answer 5

the overall lesson to the story, stated as a complete thought

Question 6

Conflict

Answer 6

a struggle between two opposing forces

Question 7

Mood

Answer 7

the overall feeling or atmosphere of a piece of literature

Question 8

Complication

Answer 8

problems or situations that prevent the conflict from being resolved

Question 9

Tone

Answer 9

the attitude a writer takes toward a subject

Question 10

Parallel Episodes

Answer 10

repeated events of elements in story

Question 11

Bias

Answer 11

one-sided treatment of a subject

Question 12

Objective Veiw

Answer 12

presenting the facts and keeping your personal opinion out of the equation

Question 13

SWBS

Answer 13

you can summarize plot using this strategy

Question 14

Characterization

Answer 14

the way the writer reveals the personality of a character

Question 15

Indirect Characterization

Answer 15

when the writer shows the characters traits in action and lets the reader decide what kind of personality the character has

Question 16

Direct Characterization

Answer 16

when the writer tells us point blank the traits of the character

Question 17

Protagonist

Answer 17

the main character involved in the central conflict of the story

Question 18

Antagonist

Answer 18

the character preventing the main character from getting their “want”

Question 19

Intrinsic Motivation

Answer 19

being motivated by a power inside of you

Question 20

Extrinsic Motivation

Answer 20

doing something because an outside force pushes you to do so