Common Core Academic Vocabulary ELA

a play in which the main character suffers a downfall

the time and place in which a story, novel, or play occurs

the sequence of events in a story, novel, or play

Shortened by condensing or rewriting

a type of drama that is humorous and has a happy ending

a literary work's overall message about life or human nature

an interruption in the chronological narrative that goes to an earlier part in the story

fiction dealing with the impact of real science or imaginary superscience

conjoining contradictory words

the script of a film, usually containing camera and stage directions

a film presenting the facts about a person or event

Representing animals as if they had human emotions and intelligence

the account of a person's life written by someone other than the subject

language that emphasizes sensory impressions (hear, feel, smell, taste)

a story that imitates or misrepresents a style (fractured fairy tales)

a conversation between characters

a person in a literary work

a form of literature that explores unreal worlds

the intended meaning of the words is the opposite of their literal meaning

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

relating to or presented by a graph

the central struggle between opposing forces in a story or drama

the central character in a story, drama, or dramatic poem (main character)

the relationship of the narrator to the story

extravagant exaggeration

the attitude of the narrator toward the subject, ideas, theme, or characters

the manner in which something is expressed in words

the story of a person's life written by that person

a dramatic speech by one person