PSSA Terms

6. The portion of a story following a climax, in which the conflict is resolved
9. The method an author uses to reveal characters and their various personalities
10. The action of the story
12. The narrator’s perspective from which the events are depicted ( first-person,third-person) The vantage point from which a story is told.
14. An advance hint of what is to come later in the story
16. The turning point in a narrative; the moment when the conflict is most intense

1. Part of the plot which introduces the characters, setting, and conflict
2. A device in literature where an object represents an idea
3. Author's reason for writing-to inform, persuade, entertain, or explain his ideas to the reader.
4. The attitude of the author toward the audience and characters
5. A scene that returns to events in the past
7. Language and description that appeals to our five senses
8. Idea The unifying element of a piece of a text
11. The author's attitude toward the work
13. A struggle or clash between opposing characters, forces,or emotions
15. a judgment based on a personal point of view