test Flashcards
main character who opposes protagonist
anagonist
what the author comes right out and tells you
direct characterization
info that the reader must infer from what the character does, says and thinks
indirect characterization
writer gives hint on what is going to happen later
foreshadowing
description that appeals to the senses
imagery
comparison using like or as
simile
comparison without using like or as
metaphor
giving inanimate objects human like chracteristics
personification
leading character/ usually good guy
protagonist
what the story teaches the readers; life lesson, moral or life message “money can’t buy happiness” (implied, sentence)
theme
how the author arranges the events in a story
plot
plot sections
exposition- introduces ppl and conflict rising action- leading up to climax climax- high point falling action- events leading to resolution resolution- conflict solved
thing being compared
literal term
what the literal term is being compared to
figurative term
saying one thing and meaning the opposite
verbal irony