Unit 2 Academic Vocabulary L/C2

Setting

• The main character's journey in the story.

• The time and place in which the story takes place.

• The conflict that drives the plot forward.

• The moral lesson learned by the characters.

Point of View

• The perspective from which a story is narrated.

• The main character's thoughts and feelings.

• The setting of the story.

• The sequence of events in the plot.

Mood

• The emotional feeling or atmosphere that a work of literature produces in a reader.

• A specific type of literary device used to create imagery.

• The main character's journey throughout the story.

• The underlying message or moral of the story.

Characterization

• The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.

• A technique used to create suspense in a story.

• The method of describing the setting in a narrative.

• The way a plot is structured in a literary work.

Imagery

• Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates mental images.

• A type of figurative language that uses exaggeration for emphasis.

• A narrative technique that focuses on character development.

• A form of poetry that uses rhyme and meter.

Connotation

• The literal meaning of a word.

• The associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning.

• A word that has the same meaning as another word.

• The emotional response evoked by a word.

Perspective

• How characters view and process what's happening within the story.

• The physical location of the characters in the story.

• The emotional state of the characters at a given moment.

• The chronological order of events in the story.

Tone

• The author's attitude or approach towards the subject matter or audience.

• The main idea of the text.

• The emotional response of the reader.

• The setting of the story.

Theme

• A central unifying idea within a narrative.

• A character's journey throughout the story.

• The setting where the story takes place.

• The conflict between the protagonist and antagonist.

Foreshadowing

• A literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story.

• A technique used to create suspense by delaying the resolution of a conflict.

• A method of character development through dialogue and action.

• A narrative style that involves a non-linear timeline.