Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
15 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
plot
|
WHAT HAPPENS in the story; the sequence of events
|
|
setting
|
TIME and PLACE
|
|
conflict
|
the STRUGGLE between opposing forces
|
|
climax
|
the HIGH POINT of the action of the story
|
|
symbol
|
an object or color that REPRESENTS (or STANDS FOR) AN IDEA
|
|
foreshadowing
|
a HINT of what will happen later in the story
|
|
irony
|
the difference between what APPEARS to be and what ACTUALLY is
|
|
verbal irony
|
when someone SAYS the OPPOSITE of what he MEANS
|
|
situational irony
|
when something HAPPENS that is OPPOSITE of what is EXPECTED
|
|
dramatic irony
|
when the READER knows more than the CHARACTER in the story
|
|
point of view
|
vantage POINT from which the story is TOLD
|
|
1st person point of view
|
Uses "I" or "we" or has a narrator
|
|
3rd person omniscient point of view
|
the narrator knows the THOUGHTS and feelings of ALL the characters
|
|
3rd person limited point of view
|
the narrator knows the THOUGHTS and feelings of ONE character
|
|
theme
|
underlying IDEA that the AUTHOR wishes to convey - the LESSON or MORAL of the story
|