8th grade Reading Review terms

Information that is hinted at in the story, but not directly stated

Internal conflict is within the character's self

Irony is...

Denotative meaning is...

A celebrity endorsement uses a famous person to advertise their product

How many MAIN types of conflict are there?

What is a word or phrase that appeals to one of the 5 senses?

An inference is a guess about what the story will be about based on evidence from the story

"Pretty ugly" is an example of...

Plain folks appeal targets the wealthy people to buy products

Conclusion is a decision that is NOT based on facts in the story

The turning point of the story

Comparison NOT using like or as

Hints about something that will happen in the story

A character that undergoes change in a story

"Make like a tree and leaf" is an example of a...

The main conflict between a character and a force outside themselves

Phrases that are catchy, but don't really say anything. Ex: I'm lovin it!

The author's attitude toward the subject they are talking about

The character struggles again practices, customs, and what others want or expect

Information that is presented to the reader directly in the text

The narrator is in the story and part of the action

Wanting you to base your decision on someone you may admire

3rd person omniscient point of view knows the thoughts of all characters

Giving your opinion on a piece of literature

Words that are not meant to be taken literally are

Falling action happens after the climax

Giving a nonliving thing human characteristics

Part of the story where the action ends and the problem is solved

The narrator is in the action

The reader's growing interest and involvement as the plot nears the climax

Using powerful emotions to influence decisions. Ex: St Jude's, animal shelters

Suggesting that something bad is true about someone without explaining the situation

The beginning of the story. Introduces character, setting, and conflict

Setting is the time and place in which the story happens

Rising action comes after the climax

Summarizing is putting something you have read in your own words.

An interruption of the action to explain events that occured earlier

Initiating event starts the main conflict

The narrator is the person who is telling the story

Connotative meaning is...

Individual vs. indivdual

Individual vs. nature occurs when a character fights against an alien

The understanding that for every effect there is something that caused it to happen

Dog is to cat as puppy is to kitten is an example of

A comparison USING like or as

The structure of the story is known as the

The viewpoint from which the story is told

The act of creating or developing a character; what they say, how they act, or what they do

A person in a story, poem, or novel

The atmosphere or feeling created by the story

"I had a million pages of homework" is an example of what?

Central message, concern, or insight in a literary work

A character that does NOT change in the story

Conflict between a character and something not normal (omen, ghost, spirit)

The personality of the speaker or writer ex: positive, skeptical