1st 9-Weeks ELA Terms

an expression that is not literally true

a struggle between characters or opposing forces

the turning point of a story

the personality of a character

conflict that takes place within a character's mind

the people or animals that take part in the action of a story

a character that's not well-developed

events of a story that take place after the climax

compares two unlike things without using like or as

a character that does not change in a story

when the author uses the pronoun "I" and we only know what that character is thinking

a conflict between a character and an outside force

a struggle between a character and an outside force

big exaggeration; usually with humor

a well-developed character

the time and place of a story

the chain of events that make up a story

compares two unlike things using like or as

mapped elements in a story

a character that changes in a story

the standpoint from which a story is told

series of conflicts that lead to the climax

person or force working against the main character

giving human characteristics to a nonhuman thing

the part of the story where the loose ends are tied up

a general term for similes, metaphors, hyperboles, etc.

the main character in a story