Literature Midterm

events are introduced in the order in which they occur

short stories that contain characters and events that are invented by the writer are 

The use of clues by an author to prepare readers for events that will happen in a story

the outcome of a conflict in a story

you can read this in a single session lasting between several minutes to an hour or two.

the part of the plot that adds complications to the problems in the story...

the turning point in a story or drama; point of greatest emotional intensity

a figure of speech that uses words "like or as" to compare unlike things

a literary or artistic category such as fiction or nonfiction

showing what led up to the event, before the story began

conversation between characters in a story

goal the author wants to achieve in his/her writing

main character in the story

the central struggle in a story or drama

the emotional quality of a story or poem

in a situation, the opposite of what was expected or intended

method a writer uses to develop the personality of the character is called

The sequence of events in a story, novel, or play that begins with the exposition

main message a reader can take from a story

this helps create the atmosphere or mood of the story

the most important idea expressed in a paragraph

the relationship of the narrator or storyteller to the story

the part of a plot in which characters, setting, etc. are introduced

usually over 100 pages, might take several days or weeks to read

If the story is told by one of the characters, referred to as "I", the story is told in