Unit Two Test Review

speech or writing that expresses a position on an issue and supports it with reasons and evidence 

the writer’s position on an issue 

people who participate in the action of a piece of literature

turning point of a story

a logical assumption based on observed facts and one’s own knowledge and experience 

person or voice that tells the story

literature meant to be performed

refers to the social conditions that influenced a particular piece of writing

instructions for actors on stage

moral, lesson or message that the writer wants the reader to understand

character who provides a striking contrast to another character

descriptive words that appeal to one or more of the five senses 

when the audience knows something that one or more characters don’t

an indirect reference to a famous person, place, event, or literary work

the force against the main character

central character in a drama who is dignified or noble

written conversation

a remark spoken in an undertone by a character, heard by the audience but not by other characters

the reason one writes: to inform, to entertain, to express himself, to persuade 

a character speaks his or her thoughts aloud; usually the character is alone on stage

feeling or atmosphere created for the reader

an account of a conversation, an episode, or an event that happened before the beginning of a story

quality that leads to a character's destruction