Unit 2: Novel

the sequence of events in a story

• setting

• plot

• theme

• characterization

the part of the plot that introduces characters, background, and setting

• climax

• rising action

• falling action

• exposition

the turning point of the plot

• setting

• exposition

• climax

• resolution

the part of the plot where the problem is solved and loose ends are tied up

• climax

• exposition

• rising action

• resolution

the part of the plot where suspense increases because the conflict gets worse

• rising action

• exposition

• resolution

• climax

the place and time when a story takes place

• plot

• setting

• character

• theme

when the authors hints at what will come later in the story

• flashback

• suspense

• foreshadowing

• theme

a form of language that is specific to a particular region or group

• dialogue

• dialect

• accent

• suspense

the process through which an author reveals a character's personality

• theme

• metaphor

• characterization

• anticipation

a figure of speech that cannot be taken literally, like "Let's get the ball rolling"

• simile

• idiom

• metaphor

• analogy