ELA Terms

The sequence of events in a story, play, movie, etc.

• plot

• conflict

• setting

• theme

The time and place of the action in a book, play, story, etc.

• setting

• conflict

• plot

• character

The conversation in a text that takes place between characters

• dialogue

• direct quote

• thoughts

• monologue

The feeling the reader gets when reading a text

• tone

• mood

• dialogue

• opinion

The main character in a text

• protagonist

• antagonist

• hero

• villain

The character in a text that works against the main character

• protagonist

• antagonist

• hero

• villain

The turning point in a story

• climax

• resolution

• exposition

• conflict

The end of a text when the main conflict is resolved

• climax

• resolution

• exposition

• conflict

The main problem in a story

• climax

• resolution

• exposition

• conflict

An individual in a text

• character

• setting

• conflict

• plot