Vocabulary List 2

Front

mood

Back

the feeling the author creates for the reader

Front

narrator

Back

the character who tells the story

Front

resolution

Back

the part of the plot from the climax to the ending where the main dramatic conflict is worked out

Front

narrative

Back

the type of writing that tells a story

Front

realistic fiction

Back

true to life; the people, places, and happenings are similar to those in real life

Front

sequencing

Back

the placement of events in order of their occurrence

Front

personification

Back

a figure of speech in which an object is given human characteristics

Front

opinion

Back

a personal point of view or belief

Front

style

Back

the ways that the author uses words – the author’s word choice, sentence structure, figurative language, and sentence arrangement all work together to establish mood, images, and meaning in the text

Front

setting

Back

the time and place in which a story occurs