2. › 1a. Exposition : introduces the setting, characters, and basic situation. › 1b. Initial Incident : introduces the central conflict › 1c. Climax : highest point of interest or suspense › 1d. Falling Action : events leading to the end › 1e. Resolution : ending of the central conflict

3. Exposition Initial Incident Rising Action Climax Falling Action Resolution

4.  A category or type of literature › 3 Major types: poetry, prose and drama

5.  Prose writing that tells about imaginary characters or events

6.  4a. Dynamic Character : develops or grows during the course of the story  4b. Static Character : Character that does not change

7.  The time and place of the action  Geographic location  As well as the social, economic or cultural conditions

8.  A central message or insight revealed through the literary work. It is a generalization about people or life.

9.  ***We know this!*** So you tell me… What’s imagery?

10.  a struggle between two opposing forces

11.  The use of clues that suggest events that have yet to occur. This helps to create suspense

12.  A feeling of curiosity or uncertainty about the outcome of events in a literary work

13.  Portrays the differences between appearance and reality; expectation and result; or meaning and intention

14.  A comparison between two unlike things using like or as

15.  A comparison between two unlike things without using like or as

16.  The literal or dictionary meaning of a word

17.  Interpretation of a word beyond its dictionary meaning

18.  Statement making reference to a person, place, event or thing that is known from literature, history, religion, etc.

19.  Anything that stands for or represents itself and something beyond itself. It has its own meaning, but it also represents abstract ideas.