Language arts terms

to briefly retell the main ideas of a piece of writing in one's own words

the first stage of a typical story plot is called

the problem in a story or a struggle between 2 opposing forces

the point of view of that is all knowing; narrator sees into the minds of all characters

the most intense part of a story, also called the turning point

the feeling of growing tension and excitement felt by a reader

type of writing that is not true

the time and place of a story

this type of character undergoes important changes as the plot unfolds

the voice that tells a story

the main character of a story

a true account of a person's life

a type of character that remains the same throughout the story

the series of events in a story

the feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader

a written conversation between two or more characters

the solution to a story

this point of view the narrator knows what only one character thinks, feels and observes

a force working against the protagonist in a story

hints or clues that a writer gives that suggest future events in a story

In this point of view the narrator is a character in the story