Suspense Key Terms

Front

A literary technique where the audience knows more about a situation than the characters do, creating tension or humor.

Back

Dramatic Irony

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Front

A struggle between opposing forces, typically the central problem in a story.

Back

Conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Front

The time and place in which a story takes place.

Back

Setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Front

A literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story.

Back

Foreshadowing

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Front

The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.

Back

Characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Front

A statement that asserts something to be true, often used in arguments.

Back

Claim

Front

The process of thinking about something in a logical way in order to form a conclusion or judgment.

Back

Reasoning

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Front

The part of the story's plot where the main problem is resolved or worked out.

Back

Resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Front

A literary device that occurs when the expected outcome is different from the actual outcome.

Back

Situational Irony

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Front

A state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen.

Back

Suspense

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C