Weekly Vocabulary - Frayer Models

Vocabulary terms and definitions prepared from the weekly Frayer Model study slides.

Foreshadowing

A storytelling tool an author uses to give hints or clues about what will happen later in a plot.

Setting

The place where a story takes place.

Irony

A literary device or event in which how things seem to be is in fact very different from how they actually are.

Protagonist

The main character of a story.

Mood

The emotion or feelings the words on the page create.

Tone

The mood implied by the author's choice of words.

Characterization

The methods an author uses to develop a character.

Theme

A central message or insight about life developed throughout a text.

Antagonist

A character, group, or opposing force that challenges the protagonist and creates the main conflict in a story.

Point of View

The perspective from which a story is told or an event is experienced.