The message or lesson an author wants readers to learn
theme
The story is told by a narrator who refers to the reader as “you.”
Second Person POV
hints about the meaning of a word found by reading the other words in the sentence or paragraph
context clues
a society where there is great suffering or injustice
dystopia
The events and actions that build suspense and move the plot along
rising action
A logical conclusion the reader makes based on background knowledge and evidence from the text
inference
The story is told by a narrator who is not involved in the story. It refers to the characters by name or by using the pronouns “he,” “she,” and “they.”
3rd Person POV
briefly restates the main idea and important details
summary
A play written to be performed by actors
drama
The perspective from which a story is told. How a writer chooses to narrate a story.
Point of View
A type of literature that tells about real people, places, events, things, etc.
nonfiction
The most exciting part where the character comes face-to-face with the conflict, the turning point
climax
A story written about someone’s life by someone else
biography
The narrator is a character, usually the main character. Uses “I” and “me”.
First Person POV
arranged in order according to the time that events happen
chronological/sequence
The reader’s emotions or feelings as they read a text
mood
A scene that goes back to events that have already happened in a story
flashback
The narrator is outside of the story and tells only one character’s thoughts and feelings.
3rd Person Limited
trying to make the reader believe a certain way, to influence
author's purpose to persuade
the most important idea about the topic that a writer or speaker conveys. It can be the central idea of an entire work or of just a paragraph.
main idea/central idea
A type of literature that tells a made-up story, fake
fiction
a category used to classify literature
genre
To put something written or spoken by someone else into your own words
paraphrase
The character working against the protagonist
Antagonist
a judgment or decision reached by reasoning; the closing or ending
conclusion
Hints or clues about future events in a story
foreshadow
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