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ELA 1. Reading Fiction

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  • How an author develops the characters in a story.
    Characterization.
  • A character who is not the protagonist; a supporting character.
    Minor character
  • The interpretation of a word beyond its literal definition.
    Connotation
  • Information about a character that must be inferred through the character's words and actions and the reactions of other characters.
    Indirect characterization
  • The basic situation introduced at the beginning of a story.
    Exposition
  • Information about a character that is given directly to the reader through descriptions about appearance, personality, and personal history.
    Direct characterization
  • A comparison of two unlike things that uses a connecting word, such as like or as.
    Simile
  • The atmosphere of a piece of fiction, or the feeling it gives readers.
    Mood
  • The author's feelings about a subject.
    Tone
  • The words and sentences surrounding a word.
    Context
  • The turning point in a story.
    Climax
  • The final part of the story; the conclusion.
    Resolution
  • A comparison of two unlike things that does not use a connecting word.
    Metaphor
  • Language that makes a comparison beyond its literal meaning.
    Figurative language
  • The part of the plot after the climax and before the resolution of the story.
    Falling action
  • The perspective from which a story is told.
    Point of view
  • The part of the plot in which characters take action to resolve the conflict.
    Rising action
  • A character who does not experience a significant change during a story.
    Static character
  • An unnamed narrator who is not a character in the story.
    Third-person narrator
  • A narrator who tells the story from his or her own perspective and is usually a character in the story.
    First-person narrator
  • A judgment you make by combining information in a text with information you already know.
    Conclusion
  • The central character in a story who faces a conflict that drives the plot; the protagonist.
    Main character
  • A problem in a story that occurs between the main character and an outside force.
    External conflict
  • A narrator who is not a character in the story and can only describe the thoughts and feelings of one character.
    Third-person limited
  • An exaggerated statement.
    Hyperbole
  • Hints about events that will occur later in the story
    Foreshadowing
  • The attribution of human qualities to objects, natural elements, animals, or ideas.
    Personification
  • A character who experiences a change during the story.
    Dynamic character
  • The main problem or struggle in a story.
    Conflict
  • The writer's interpretation of the story's meaning.
    Theme
  • A problem in a story that occurs within the main character.
    Internal conflict
  • An educated guess about things not stated directly by an author.
    Infernece
  • Words that imitate or suggest the sound they describe.
    Onomatopoeia
  • The voice of the person telling a fictional story.
    Narrator
  • The series of related events in a story.
    Plot
  • A logical guess based upon facts.
    Deduction
  • A person portrayed in a story.
    Character
  • A narrator who is not a character in the story and who can describe the thoughts and feelings of multiple characters.
    Third-person omniscient.
  • A word's literal meaning, or dictionary definition.
    Denotation
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