Elements of a Story Vocabulary Word Review Mrs

Elements of a Story Vocabulary Word Review Mrs. Connor

Setting: n Where and when the story takes place

Plot: n the action of the story, the events

External Conflict: n The struggle between a character and an outside force, such as nature or another character.

Internal Conflict n Inner struggle within the mind and soul of the character.

Climax: n The turning point in the plot; the highest point in a story

The Resolution: n The untangling of the conflict; they become solved

Allusion n To make a reference to a well-known author or book (like the Bible)

onomatopoeia n To form a word from a sound such as BOOM or MOO

Protagonist: n The central or main character who is the center of most of the action; often the hero

Antagonist: n A character representing the force which is opposed to the hero; usually the villain

Theme: n The overall deeper meaning of a story; the life lesson

Foreshadowing: n The writer drops hints at the what is going to happen next

Image n Mental pictures that writers create by using sensory details

Symbolism: n When objects represent something beyond their literal meanings

Public symbols: n Everybody recognizes this object that stands for something

private symbols: n Symbols not easily recognized because it is specific to the story n dust = poverty

metaphor: n n A comparison of two unlike objects not using the words like or as Rock Solid

Simile n n A comparison between unlike objects using like or as as sly as a fox

personification: n To give inanimate objects life-like characteristics

mood n The overall feeling of a story (such as spooky, happy, depressed)