8 ELA Literary Text Terms Review 2021

The thoughts & feelings of significant characters

Events which decrease tension before the resolution

One or a few personality traits

The outcome intended for the target audience

Expression of the author's attitude toward the topic

Character or force which works against the protagonist

Moment or event which ends the conflict

Verbal representation of sensory experience

What type of conflict? Defeating an evil wizard

Main character of story or literary work

Type of literary device which condenses meaning via comparisons

Focused on few major characters, yet allows what they individually can't see

The vantage point of the voice that tells the story or provides information

Character whose personality/values change in a significant way

Moment during which the main character starts to struggle with the conflict

Word choices made by the author

Any word, object, or element which carries abstract meaning

What type of conflict? Resisting cultural traditions

Arrangement of words within sentences

The time(s) and place(s) of the plot action

The development of a character's personality

Provides essential details about character, setting, & situation

Feeling(s) intended for the target audience

Character with brief or small impact on the plot

Strong emphasis on setting and context of events without feelings of narrator

Character whose personality/values do not change

What type of conflict? Surviving a plague

What type of conflict? Deciding to share a secret

Traits of character's personality must be inferred

Complex or multiple personality traits

Most intense moment of the conflict

Narrator directly states traits of character's personality

Limited to the knowledge and biases of the narrator

Obstacles or complications which intensify the conflict

Character developed to evoke pity

Forces the reader to relate directly; rarely used in fiction

The time and place of a text's creation (defines audience)