Unit 6 Review Flashcards
A type of essay in which the writer adopts an impersonal, authoritative tone and models highly organized structure.
formal essay
A work that seeks to state a point of view, discuss a subject, or persuade a reader to accept an argument.
essay
A type of essay in which the writer adopts a friendly or conversational tone with the reader (also known as a personal essay).
informal essay
A brief work of prose fiction
Short story
The perspective or angle from which a story is told.
point of view
The narrator tells his story in third person, and as the storyteller he “knows all.”
omniscient viewpoint
Viewpoint of a narrative in which the narrator tells the story in third person but “gets inside” only one of the characters, usually the central character.
limited-omniscient point of view
A series of events arranged to produce a definite sense of movement toward a specific goal.
plot
A secondary plot within a piece of literature that accompanies the main plot yet is lesser in importance or significance.
subplot
The part of a story’s plot that introduces the reader to the setting, the characters, and the situation.
exposition
The incident that sets the events
of the conflict in motion
Inciting incident
The events that follow the inciting
incident and lead up to the crisis in a story.
rising action
The major turning point for the main character; the point at which something happens that affects the outcome of the story and determines the future of the main character.
crisis
The point at which the plot reaches the moment of highest emotional intensity.
climax
The events that unfold the results of the crisis and lead to the conclusion.
falling action
