reading terms quick review
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CLUES THAT HINT AT LATER EVENTS IN THE STORY
foreshadowing
WHAT IS PROSE?
ordinary form of written language
WRITING THAT TELLS ABOUT IMAGINARY CHARACTERS AND
EVENTS
fiction
TYPE OF SOMETHING, SUCH AS TYPES OF LITERATURE
genre
WRITING THAT TELLS ABOUT REAL CHARACTERS AND
EVENTS
nonfiction
THE PERSPECTIVE FROM WHICH A STORY IS TOLD
point of view
SOMEONE DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE STORY IS THE NARRATOR – I, WE, ME, US
first person
SOMEONE OUTSIDE THE STORY IS THE NARRATOR- SHE, IT
THEY
third person
THE MAIN CHARACTER OF THE STORY
protagonist
TELLS SETTING AND WHAT IS GOING ON
expositoin
THE CHARACTER, GROUP, OR FORCE OPPOSING THE MAIN
CHARACTER
antagonist
POINT OF VIEW THAT IS USED TO GIVE ORDERS, DIRECTIONS
OR COMMANDS - YOU
second person
NARRATIVE IS A SYNONYM FOR WHAT WORD?
story
MEANING OF THE ROOT CEDE
surrender, yield, relinquish
SURPRISING, INTERESTING OR AMUSING CONTRADICTIONS, AN
EVENT THAT DIRECTLY CONTRADICTS THE READER’S EXPECTATIONS
irony
CHARACTER WHO DOES NOT CHANGE
Static character
CHARACTER WHOSE PERSONALITY CHANGES DURING THE COURSE
OF THE STORY, GROWS EMOTIONALLY
Dynamic character
QUALITIES THAT MAKE UP A CHARACTER’S PERSONALITY (GENEROUS, KIND, STINGY)
Character traits
WORDS THAT SUGGEST THE OPPOSITE OF THEIR USUAL MEANING
Verbal irony
PLAY ON WORDS, OFTEN CALLED CORNY JOKES.
pun
DICTIONARY DEFINITION OF A WORD.
Denotation
SECONDARY MEANING, SOMETHING SUGGESTED OR
IMPLIED BY A WORD
connotation
THE LIFE LESSON OF THE STORY
theme
THE ACTUAL WORDS THE CHARACTERS SAY
dialogue
COMPARISON BETWEEN ONE SET OF OBJECTS AND ANOTHER SET
OF OBJECTS
analogy
TELL HOW THINGS ARE THE SAME
compare
TELL HOW TWO THINGS ARE DIFFERENT.
contrast
CONTRADICTION BETWEEN WHAT A CHARACTER THINKS AND WHAT
THE AUDIENCE KNOWS TO BE TRUE
dramatic irony
EDUCATED GUESS
inference
HOW CHARACTERS ARE DESCRIBED, WHAT THEY SAY,
WHAT THEY DO, THEIR PERSONALITY.
characterization
SERIES OF RELATED EVENTS IN A STORY: CONFLICT, CLIMAX, RESOLUTION
plot
RETURN TO AN EVENT IN THE PAST
flashback
THE EVENTS IN A STORY LEADING UP TO THE CLIMAX,
INCLUDES THE CONFLICT
rising action
THE SOLUTION TO THE CONFLICT, END OF THE STORY
resolution
TURNING POINT OF THE STORY, POINT OF HIGHEST DRAMA IN THE STORY, POINT AT
WHICH CHOICE/ACTION IS MADE
climax
AUTHOR’S ATTITUDE TOWARD THE SUBJECT
tone
REFERENCE TO ANOTHER WORK SUCH AS LITERATURE,
ART, MUSIC, HISTORY, MOVIES, TV
allusion
INFORMATION RELATES TO SOMETHING ELSE
relevant
THE ATMOSPHERE CREATED BY THE AUTHOR, CREATED BY THE
DESCRIPTION OF SETTINGS, CHARACTERS, AND EVENTS
mood
EVENTS AFTER THE CLIMAX LEADING
TO THE CONCLUSION OF THE STORY
falling action