5.29.2019 Unit 3 Short Story Vocabulary

Learn about characters, setting and background information

Help to clarify or explain.

The turning point of the story. The moment of suspense.

three writing strategies, Evidence, TAG and Central idea

the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities by giving them symbolic meanings

Acronym for title, author and genre.

The usage of informal or everyday language in literature.

A struggle within a character

An offensive term for poor white people.

A cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses

The brain's ability to reorganize itself by forming new neural connections throughout life.

A strike to better the conditions for black sanitation workers in the 1960s.

The difference between what is expected to happen and what actually happens.

The use of words to mean something different than what they appear to mean.

The happily ever after part or where the conflict is resolved.

Another word for jealous or hater.

A struggle that takes place between the main character and some outside force

An expression of an idea, quality, or feeling.

A motion picture; a movie.

An unacceptable or unwelcome person

The events that happen within a story.

Steping out on your bae/wifey/boo thang

When the audience is more aware of what is happening than a character.

The belief that intelligence can be developed through hard work.

The final outcome of the conflict.

The secondary meaning of a word or expression.

Techniques the writer uses to develop a character.

Series of events that build up to the climax.

Which is NOT one of the four types of characters.

Which is NOT one of the themes of literature.