CSMS ELA Academic Vocabulary (Fiction Unit) by Tracy Fuentes

Allusion

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Figurative writing technique that implies information rather than directly expressing it.

Antagonist

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Character or force that opposes the protagonist in a story, creating conflict and driving the plot forward. (Example: Joker in Batman)

Climax

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The highest (turning) point of the story.

Conflict

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Any struggle between opposing forces.

Connotation

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The ideas or feelings associated with a word.

Denotation

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The definition of a word.

Dynamic Character

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A character who changes throughout the story.

Exposition

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The part of the story that sets the scene and provides background information on the characters.

Falling Action

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The actions and events that occur after the climax.

Fiction

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Not real; imaginary, made-up

Flashback

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Storytelling technique where a character jumps back in time to an event that already happened.

Flat Character

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A character in which we know very limited information about.

Foreshadow

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Literary device where an author hints at future events.

Inciting Incident

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An event that starts at the beginning of the story.

Mood

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The way a text makes the author feel.

Narrative

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A spoken or written account of events.

Plot

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A literary term used to describe the events that make up a story.

Point of View

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The perspective from which a narrative is told.

Protagonist

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The main character in literature.

Resolution (Denouement)

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The final outcome of a story.

Rising Action

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The events leading up to the greatest importance of a story (climax).

Round Character

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A realistic character that the reader knows a lot about; has many strengths and weaknesses.

Static Character

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A character who does not change throughout the story.

Theme

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The message an author is trying to deliver to its readers.

Tone

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The way a narrator/character speaks.