8th grade english exam vocab

events following the climax which lead to the resolution

high point of interest or suspense

any events that occur after the resolution

main character

mode of narration that an author uses to let the reader hear and see wut takes place in a story, poem, essay, etc.

writers attitude toward the topic/plot events

a brief work of fiction

section of a literary work that interrupts the sequence of events to relate info from an earlier time

example of absolute phrase

all the events leading up to the climax

high point of suspense or interest

modifies a whole independent clause

____ is a phrase that look likes a verb, but functions as an adj.

a character who contrasts with another character in order to emphasize a specific quality

time and place of action in a literary work

involves a character in conflict with him or herself

main character struggles against an outside force (another character, standards of a group, or nature itself)

struggle between opposing forces which move the actions forward

sequence of events in a literary work

example of participle phrase

example of participle phrase

example of participle phrase

force in conflict with main character

a person or animal who takes part in the action/plot

intro to characters setting and the basics of the situation; introduces the central conflict

speaker says one thing but means something different

central message or insight into life that's revealed in a literary work

literary technique which presents a contrast between expectation and reality

feeling in reader created by detail

example of absolute phrase

struggle between opposing forces