Vocab review Unit 5

deliberate arrangement of incidents or events that occur in the story (the order of events)

an interruption in the plot to relate previous or earlier events

the author’s or speaker’s attitude toward the subject, conveyed through word choice and details.

occurs when an unexpected contradiction occurs with a character or situation.

events occur during a story that complicate the plot; characters struggle with the conflict.

verbal expression of a sensory experience, created by details that appeal to the five senses.

any object, person,animal,event,or place that represents itself but also stands for something else on a figurative level

Conflict: Struggle between opposing forces

the eye and mind through which the action of the story is told 1st person 3rd person limited 3rd person Omniscient 2nd

part of a story where the conflict is resolved; there is either celebration or reflection

Theme

Foreshadowing

occurs when the audience is aware of the contradiction but the character is not

Definition of Setting

part of a story where characters and setting are introduced, the conflict begins to unfold

occurs when a speaker or narrator says one thing while meaning the opposite.

A narrator who can’t be trusted, either from ignorance or self-interest. This narrator speaks with bias, makes mistakes

Two opposite or contradictory words linked togetherExamples: Jumbo shrimp, living dead, dark light

the point in a story of greatest interest or suspense, when the outcome of the conflict is decided.

Figurative Language: a reference to a well-known person, place, piece of art or music, or another literary work.

allusion: a reference to a well-known person, historical event, place, piece of art or music, or another literary work.

Definition of falling action