Vocabulary C

the attitude the author takes toward a subject, character/reader

an introduction to the characters and setting of a story, original situation of characters

struggle between two opposing forces in a novel, short story, or play

the sequence of events

events that lead to a conflict's resolution; characters learn to deal with life after a crisis

a lesson or message about human nature that is buried in the text

the time, place, and environment

highest point of tension in a story; a turning point between the rising action & falling action

the point at which the conflict is resolved, the story is brought to a natural, surprising end

the development of complications that create the conflict of a story

the feeling created by reader in a literary work; setting, description events, tone contribute

the people or animals in a story