English Key Terminology - created from Mind Map

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Freytag pyramid

Key words

First person narrative: The narrator is the protagonist

Exposition

Climax

Resolution

Denouement

The beginning character which provides the theme, setting and main characters

The moment of greatest tension, uncertainly or audience involevement

Conflict is resolved. audience learns whether protagonist achieves goal or not

After the suspense ends, the denouement eases tension and helps provide closure

Symbolism

Narrative voice

Sensory imagery

Pathetic fallacy

Foreshadowing

Foreboding

Mood shift

Volta

Tension

The use of specific objects to represent a bigger idea or something abstract

The style of writing used to communicate the personality of the narrator

Language that appeals to all Five senses

when writers give the weather or nature human features

A warning or indication of something which happens later

A warning or feeling that something bad will happen

Where the author changes the mood dramatically, often to the opposite

A change of thought or feeling

The build up of unknown or uncertain events.

The third person narrative: The story is told by a narrator using pronouns.