L. Arts 6th Flash Cards

Characters

person, animal, or imaginary creature in literature.

Character’s qualities

Character actions, statements, and feelings.

Conflict

Types of problems characters face and the ways they resolve them.

Dialogue

Words characters say in a story

Episode

An event or a group of events occurring as a part of a larger sequence

Plot

The series of episodes in which action occurs throughout a story.

Exposition

Introduction of characters and situation.

Rising action

Conflict begins and is developed

Climax

Conflict is the most intense

Falling action

Minor conflicts are resolved and tension eases.

Resolution

Ending of the story.

Setting

Important or dramatic places in a story.

Connotations

The negative or positive ideas associated with a word.

Figurative Language

Language that is used imaginatively rather than literally.

Phrases

A group of words that work together to form a part of a sentence.

Tone

The attitude or feeling that that writer expresses about a subject.

Line

A single unit of a poem that expresses and idea.

Paragraph

A part of a text where two or more sentences are arranged together with the same central idea.

Lot

The series of episodes in which action occurs throughout a story.

Scene

A part of a play where a series of events happen in the same place

Setting

Important or dramatic places in a story; when and where the story takes place.

Stanza

A part of a poem where two or more lines are arranged together with the same central idea.

Text structure

The way an author organizes information in a text.

Theme

Central idea or message about life or behavior in a piece of literature.

Analyze

Separating something into its parts for a close look; examining and explaining how the parts contribute to the whole.

Key individual, event, or idea

Any important person, event, or idea.

Point of view

The author’s perspective, which is based on his or her feelings or interest in a topic.

Purpose

The main reason an author writes a work.

Integrate

Bring together.

Media

Different means of mass communication, like television, radio, magazines, or the internet.

Argument

Writing that expresses an author’s position on an issue.

Claim

A statement about what the author believes to be true.

Counterclaim.

What someone who disagrees with an author might believe about a topic and why.

Distinguish

To tell apart by seeing differences.

Evidence

Information that supports the reasons for why an author believes what they do.

Valid

Based on truth, fact, and logic.

Conclusion

the end of finish of an event or process