English 9 ESL Semester 1 Review

What is this?

the beginning of a story which establishes setting, characters, etc.

Comparison of two unlike things, using like or as

When a character speaks, it is called

the sequence of events in a story

What is included in the exposition?

What is this?

the where and when a story takes place

assigning human qualities to an animal, object, or idea

a character that undergoes changes in attitude

the part of the story that builds the conflict and leads to the conflict

What is this?

main character with whom the audience tends to identify

when a character remains the same throughout a story

the character or force working against the main character; the bad guy

an object, person, place, etc. that stands for or represents something else

the beginning of each or most words in a sentence or phrase

the highest point of suspense/turning point of a story

Descriptive language appealing to the senses

clues or hints as to what is to come in the story

What tells the main message of the story?

a feeling that a literary work conveys to readers

a struggle between opposing forces

struggle between a character and an outside force

What is this?

struggle within a single character

Comparison of two things that have some quality in common - does not use like or as

the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

the angle from which a story is told

the methods used to develop a character, traits/qualities of character

What is this?

a word that imitates a natural sound

expresses the writer's attitude toward his or her subject

when two or more words have the same ending sounds

What is this?

the author specifically tells what a character is like using adjectives and descriptions

the successful ending to a story

when an author reveals what a character is about through the character's words/actions

What is this?

the main idea of the story; the lesson of life