8th grade Review Literature Terms

Words represent something else: a golden M represents McDonald's 

A central message about life and being human which can be learned through a story

An educated guess about what will happen next based on clues given in the story

This causes the character to change for the good or bad in a story

A group of words that do not mean what they say: It's raining cats and dogs.

Creates tension in a story; makes the reader want to know what will happen next

A poem that does not follow standard rules of rhyme and verse; may not rhyme

Part of the plot line where the action grows more and more intense as the story progresses...

A story is told using actors, dialogue, a set, a stage

Tells the time and place of a story

Create a word picture by connecting to the senses: hearing, smell, sight, taste, touch

The most intense moment of a short story, where the reader can anticipate the final outcome

Words that sound like the sound that is made by the object/person (clack, bang, whoosh)

A problem between characters and something outside of them

Composed of exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and a resolution

Fiction generally is written for what purpose?

How a story makes the readers feel; an emotional response created through word choice

Story is told from someone outside of the story; only can tell what is seen and heard

A conversation between characters; uses "quotation marks"

Term that refers to the perspective through which a story is told

Why the author writes

Similar to the theme of a story, but it is a lesson learned specifically about right and wrong

Something that is true and can be proven

The part of a short story where the author wraps up all the lose ends...

Kindness, generosity, jealousy, pride are all examples of...

A poem that tells a story in verse form (example: The Highwayman)

Coming to a conclusion based on clues given, but not directly stated in a written piece

Story is told by someone who knows everything happening, their feelings, thoughts, motives

The organizational structure used in fictional stories

Story is told by someone inside the story, telling his/her own story;I, me, we, us, our

A problem that is within the character; a personal struggle like fear or pride

A problem between two opposing forces in a story

The plot of a story tells...

A character who changes  and responds to the conflict over the course of a story

The end of the story.

Reducing a written piece to a paraphrase of the main idea and supporting details 

Reveals an event that happened in the past; a memory

A speech which is read or spoken out loud rather than simply read

An author doesn't reveal much about these characters; only a few qualities known

The characters, the setting and the inciting event are all part of the ...

Giving human qualities to something that is NOT human

Provides the reader with hints about what might happen; clues

Reveals the character's personality and motives through thoughts, words, actions