Middle School Literature Terms - 8th

a subdivision of an act that changes for a new time or location; ends when

characters leave the stage

what happens in a story; the chain of events that make up a story

hints or clues that suggest what may happen later in a story

the most exciting or intense part of the story for the protagonist; a turning

point in the story

spoken dialogue by a character in a play

the overall feeling or atmosphere created by a work of literature

events that follow the climax and lead to the resolution

where the setting, characters, back-story, and inciting incident are revealed

the main character in a story

a comparison of two things using like or as