Command Words

4. an underlying message or the big idea of a story.
5. compares two unlike things using the words like or as
12. Type of irony when what happens is the opposite of what is expected
14. when something happens that is opposite from what is expected.
15. Type of irony when the audience knows something the character doesn't
17. to predict something or to give a hint of what is to come.
19. when a writer appeals to a reader's senses by using descriptive and figurative language.
20. Falling action what comes _____ the main climax and leads to the conclusion.

1. the series of events that make up a story.
2. type of figurative language that gives human traits to animals, plants, objects, and other non-human things.
3. To infer, a reader must figure out something that wasn't completely explained in the text.
6. The beginning of the story introduces the characters
7. Rising action where the suspense ______ and the problem gets worse and becomes more complicated.
8. When the current setting is interrupted to go back in time to learn more about a character or a situation
9. the turning point of the story
10. the author's attitude toward the topic.
11. Type of irony when what is said is different than what is meant
13. is the end of the story. It occurs after the CLIMAX. It is when you learn what happens to the characters after the CONFLICT is resolved.
16. Idea what the _____ is mostly about.
18. a comparison which is not literally true.