Final Exam Vocabulary

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

One or two words that sum up what a story is about

Back

topic

Front

The message about life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader; a lesson

Back

theme