Narrative Vocab Terms

A main character usually considered to be the "bad guy"

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• Conflict

• Imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

A main character usually considered to be the "good guy"

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• Hyperbole

• Tone

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

How the reader feels about the text while reading...

• Theme

• Tone

• Climax

• Mood

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

A lesson about life that is the focus or what can be learned from the story...

• Resolution

• Simile

• Theme

• Tone

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

A writer's attitude toward his or her subject matter...

• Exposition

• Climax

• Imagery

• Tone

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Extreme exaggeration...

• Simile

• Climax

• Hyperbole

• Imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)...

• Static Character

• Resolution

• Tone

• Imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

A comparison of 2 unlike things using like or as...

• Theme

• Mood

• Simile

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

The most exciting moment of the story; turning point

• Tone

• Climax

• Dynamic Character

• Mood

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

A struggle between opposing forces

• Antagonist

• Protagonist

• Dynamic Character

• Conflict

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4