8th grade ELAR vocabulary

the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot

A scene that interrupts the action of a work to show a previous event

the decisive moment in a novel or play

The context and environment in which something is set.

Type or category of literary work (e.g. poetry, essay, short story, novel, drama)

A generalized belief about a group of people

The creation of imaginary persons so that they seem lifelife

the principal character in a work of fiction

a literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent more abstract ideas.

The opposite of what is expected

a short account of an incident in someones life

The feeling created in a reader by literary work or passage

what is the name of this video game character

Events leading up to the climax

This character is fully developed-the writer reveals good and bad traits as well as background

false or misleading information that is spread to further a cause

A brief story that leads to a moral, often using animals as characters.

name this actor

The main idea of the story

What disney princess is this