DCA II Reading Review

The events that make up a story.

Something suggested or implied by a word, rather than being explicitly named or described.

Language that contains or uses figures of speech, esp. metaphors and symbols.

Conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie.

Words/actions of the characters have different meaning for the reader than for the characters.

A common thread or repeated idea that is incorporated throughout a literary work.

Process by which a writer reveals the personality of a character

The angle of vision from which a story is narrated. 

Instruction in the text of a play, esp. one indicating movement, position, or tone of an actor.

The leading character in a text

A scene that takes the narrative forward in time from the current point of the story.

The implied attitude of a writer toward the subject and characters of a text.

Character in a story who contrasts with the main character to highlight one of their attributes

A struggle between opposing forces in a story or play, usually resolved by the end of the work.