Unit 2 Lesson 2 Flashcards
Character
a person or an animal that takes part in the action of a literary work
Climax
the high point in the action of the plot; the moment of greatest tension, when the outcome of the plot hangs in the balance; also called the turning point
Conflict
a struggle between opposing forces
Genre
a division or type of literature
Inference
a logical assumption about something that is not stated directly in the text
Narrator
a speaker or character who tells a story
Plot
the sequence of events in which each event results from a previous one and causes the next
Point of view
the perspective, or vantage point, from which a story is told
Setting
the time and place of the action in a literary work
Symbol
anything that stands for or represents something else
Short story
a brief work of fiction
a person or an animal that takes part in the action of a literary work
Character
the high point in the action of the plot; the moment of greatest tension, when the outcome of the plot hangs in the balance; also called the turning point
Climax
a struggle between opposing forces
Conflict
a division or type of literature
Genre
