Midterm Assessment Vocabulary Flashcards

Front

The people, animals, or imaginary creatures that take part in the action of a piece of literature

Back

characters

Front

The narrator is a character in the story

Back

first-person point of view

Front

The narrator is NOT a character in the story.

Back

third-person point of view

Front

The struggle, or problem, a character faces in the story

Back

conflict

Front

The time and place of the action in the story

Back

setting

Front

The feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the READER

Back

mood

Front

The WRITER'S attitude toward his or her subject

Back

tone

Front

The series of events in a story

Back

plot

Front

The first stage of a story's plot that introduces the setting and characters and sets up, or hints at, the conflict.

Back

exposition

Front

The stage of plot that builds tension and suspense as the conflict becomes more difficult

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rising action