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WorksheetsNarrative Terms
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 16mins
the chain of related events that takes place in a story
plot
character
setting
theme
individuals, real or imaginary, who take part in the action of stories
plot
character
setting
theme
the time and place in which events of a story occur
plot
character
setting
theme
the central idea or message in a work of literature
plot
character
setting
theme
the turning point of the action, when the reader's interest is at its highest point
conflict
exposition
flashback
climax
provides needed background information
conflict
exposition
flashback
climax
struggles between or within characters
conflict
exposition
flashback
climax
an account of something that took place before the beginning of the story
conflict
exposition
flashback
climax
the voice that tells a story
narrator
point of view
third person
first person
the perspective from which a story is told
narrator
point of view
first person
third person
conversation between characters
characters
dialogue
interaction
conclusion
the end of a story
resolution
denouement
conflict
exposition
Which narrative technique enables the audience to know more about the story than the character at certain times?
catharsism
consequence
foreshadowing
dramatic irony
The use of hints or clues in a narrative to suggest future action
foreshadowing
flashback
foil
motif
The atmosphere or predominant emotion in a literary work, the effect of the words on the audience
mood
motif
characterization
suspense
The anticipation of the outcome of a plot or of the solution to an uncertainty, puzzle, or mystery, particularly as it affects a character for whom one has sympathy
mood
motif
characterization
suspense
What is imagery?
The way the text makes the reader feel.
The writer's attitude towards a subject.
Hints the writer gives about what may happen.
Language that appeals to the five senses.
What is verbal irony?
what is said is different than what is meant
the audience knows something a character doesn't know.
what happens is the opposite of what is expected
Situational irony is when
what is said is the opposite of what is meant
the audience knows something the character doesn't
what happens is the opposite of what is expected
