ELA Literary Terms

tone

• the author's attitude toward a subject

• the feelings the author creates for the reader

• the main problem of the story

• the universal message of a story

mood

• the author's attitude toward a subject

• the feelings the author creates for the reader

• the main problem of the story

• the universal message of a story

check each example of external conflict

• person vs. self

• person vs. person

• person vs. society

• person vs. nature

climax

• action or sequence of events in a story

• the end of a story

• the beginning of the story

• the most intense point of action in a story

allusion

• details that create vivid pictures in the reader's mind

• when an author gives hints of what may happen later in the story

• giving human traits to non-human things

• A reference to a historical figure, event, piece of literature etc… Often the Bible.

sensory details

• when an author builds suspense

• when an author gives hints of what may happen later in the story

• when an author gives human traits to non-human things

• when an author uses details that connect to the readers' 5 senses

indirect characterization

• narrator shows a character's personality traits through speech, actions, looks, thoughts, or other's thoughts/actions

• narrator shows how a character changes

• narrator shows how a character stays the same

• narrator directly shows a character's personality traits

check each example of internal conflict

• person vs. self

• person vs. person

• person vs. society

• person vs. nature

The climax is

• The culmination or ending of a fictional plot.

• The events leading from the climax to the resolution.

• Once conflict is established, related events occur working toward climax.

• A turning point in the action; often when a character takes action to end conflict.

The resolution is

• The culmination or ending of a fictional plot.

• The events leading from the climax to the resolution.

• Once conflict is established, related events occur working toward climax.

• A turning point in the action; often when a character takes action to end conflict.