A person, place, thing, or idea

A general name for a person, place, or thing

names a specific person, place, thing, or idea

names a person, place, or thing that can be perceived by one or more of the senses

names an idea, a feeling, a quality, or a characteristic

where and when the story takes place

main character

a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary.

Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader

A writer's attitude toward his or her subject matter revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization on the sentence and global levels.

a generalization about what the events mean (the meaning, moral, or message)

a sequence of related events in a story

A struggle between opposing forces

the use of details that hint at later events

a technique that involves a switch from the present time of the narrative to a past time

logical guesses you make about what will happen later in a narrative

the characters, setting, and basic situation are introduced

the central conflict begins and develops

the conflict reaches its highest point of tension

the tension in the story decreases

the conflict ends and any remaining issues are resolved

the words characters speak

adj. very serious and worrying

adv. - secretively; sneakily, stealthily

adj. spoken ill of

n. lack of interest or emotion

n. tendency to believe too readily

adj. causing great discomfort; distressing

a word that means the same as another word

a word that means the opposite of another word

a classification of literary works that share certain elements