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  • conflict
    a passage selected from a larger work
    A struggle between two opposing forces.
    Problem between two outside forces
    Communication between two or more people
  • 1st person point of view
    main character in the text; sometimes called the hero
    when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't
    Problem within a character (character v/s self)
    The narrator is a character in the story. ( I, me, my, we, our )
  • problem/solution
    In literature, the perspective from which a story is told.
    A text structure that presents a problem and offers solutions to solve the
    Sequence of events in a story that solves the conflict
    The structure of the text or how the author chooses to organize the text.
  • alliteration and simile example
    I am busy as a bee.
    appease
    irascible
    ostensible
  • anecdote
    Forming or following a logical order or sequence.
    a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person
    A word that imitates the sound it represents.
    A character's reason for behaving a certain way that impacts the plot
  • allusion and metaphor example
    She is as playful as a kitten.
    He is such a Romeo with the ladies.
    Problem that arises in the story
    He is a walking dictionary.
  • setting
    The context in time and place in which the action of a story
    The repetition of beginning consanant sounds
    The reason something happens and the result of it happening.
    The main conflict in a story
  • n. special words or phrases used by a specific group of people
    chaos
    argot
    bigot
    prate
  • 3rd person limited
    when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't
    The narrator is a character in the story. ( I, me, my, we, our )
    The reason something happens and the result of it happening.
    the narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character
  • Foil
    character a protagonist trusts with his secrets so that we learn about the
    character who is a contrast to another character so we can see their differ
    character who is not essential for the plot to advance but they still have
    A character's reason for behaving a certain way that impacts the plot
  • v. to cast overboard; to discard
    retinue
    jettison
    mettle
    Bastion
  • metaphor example
    She is as playful as a kitten.
    dictionary definition
    He is a walking dictionary.
    The time and place of a story
  • Falling Action
    when the narrator refers to one of the characters (or the reader) as "You"
    The last part of the plot where the conflict has been fixed or resolved
    Third part of the plot that has multiple events that build suspense
    The fifth part of a story after the climax and before the very end where th
  • Foreshadowing
    The last part of the plot where the conflict has been fixed or resolved
    Clues that drop hints about the plot (occurs in exposition, narrative hook,
    The reason the author has for writing (to inform, persuade, or entertain)
    Fourth part of the plot that is the most exciting moment of the story; turn
  • v. to combine into one
    conflate
    prate
    collate
    condone
  • Antagonist
    a character who displays multiple traits
    a character who changes throughout the text
    a character in opposition to the protagonist
    the opposite of exaggeration
  • idiom and metaphor example
    The time and place of a story
    I am busy as a bee.
    arranged in order of time
    That game was a piece of cake!
  • main idea
    what a piece of writing is mainly about
    the piece of literature you just read
    A group of lines in a poem
    He is a walking dictionary.
  • adj. numerous; large in quantity
    condone
    chaos
    copious
    collate
  • understatement
    the opposite of exaggeration
    dictionary definition
    To indirectly say or show
    extreme exaggeration
  • assonance
    jettison
    retinue
    dictionary definition
    Repetition of vowel sounds
  • Motivation
    a character who does not change throughout the text
    a character in opposition to the protagonist
    a character who changes throughout the text
    A character's reason for behaving a certain way that impacts the plot
  • v. to erase or eliminate
    extol
    expunge
    jaunty
    elude
  • n. having a buoyant, self-confident air; brisk and crisp
    jaunty
    expunge
    elude
    rancor
  • foreshadowing
    A feeling of uncertainty and curiosity about what will happen next in a sto
    A narrative device that hints at coming events; often builds suspense or an
    Third part of the plot that has multiple events that build suspense
    A text structure that presents a problem and offers solutions to solve the
  • n. inequality; difference
    prate
    disparity
    jaunty
    extradite
  • Rising Action
    Second part of the plot that grabs the readers' attention
    The last part of the plot where the conflict has been fixed or resolved
    First part of the plot that introduces the characters, setting, and conflic
    Third part of the plot that has multiple events that build suspense
  • simile
    A comparison using like or as
    copious
    comparing two things using like or as
    A group of lines in a poem
  • author's purpose
    The reason something happens and the result of it happening.
    The narrator is a character in the story. ( I, me, my, we, our )
    The reason the author has for writing (to inform, persuade, or entertain)
    a character in opposition to the protagonist
  • adj. polite and respectable manner
    genteel
    venal
    mettle
    extol
  • adj. to captivate as though spellbound
    venal
    enigma
    genteel
    enthrall
  • Onomatopoeia
    A word that imitates the sound it represents.
    Problem between two outside forces
    A struggle between two opposing forces.
    Problem that arises in the story
  • flashback
    Sequence of events in a story that solves the conflict
    a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story.
    A retelling of the most important parts of what was read.
    main character in the text; sometimes called the hero
  • text structure
    main character in the text; sometimes called the hero
    a character who changes throughout the text
    a character who does not change throughout the text
    The structure of the text or how the author chooses to organize the text.
  • Confidante
    character a protagonist trusts with his secrets so that we learn about the
    the narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character
    character who is essential for the plot to advance/move
    A character's reason for behaving a certain way that impacts the plot
  • v. to make right; to correct
    redress
    credence
    genteel
    retinue
  • Static character
    a character who displays multiple traits
    a character who does not change throughout the text
    a character in opposition to the protagonist
    a character who changes throughout the text
  • n. complete disorder
    argot
    chaos
    prate
    bigot
  • verbal irony
    A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant
    The reason something happens and the result of it happening.
    Sequence of events in a story that solves the conflict
    A retelling of the most important parts of what was read.
  • Climax
    Fourth part of the plot that is the most exciting moment of the story; turn
    Second part of the plot that grabs the readers' attention
    First part of the plot that introduces the characters, setting, and conflic
    Third part of the plot that has multiple events that build suspense
  • Round characer
    a character in opposition to the protagonist
    A comparison using like or as
    a character who changes throughout the text
    a character who displays multiple traits
  • n. a worn-out idea or overused expression
    collate
    cliche
    chaos
    elude
  • sequential
    He is a walking dictionary.
    Forming or following a logical order or sequence.
    comparing two things using like or as
    arranged in order of time
  • significance
    Communication between two or more people
    Problem that arises in the story
    a character who does not change throughout the text
    Importance; How does the information matter to the piece?
  • point of view
    a passage selected from a larger work
    In literature, the perspective from which a story is told.
    The time and place of a story
    a character in opposition to the protagonist
  • analogy
    A comparison of two unlike things without using the word like or as.
    comparing two things using like or as
    A comparison using like or as
    A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way
  • adj. harsh sounding; grating
    diffident
    strident
    credence
    solvent
  • v. to enlarge; to increase in amount or intensity
    clement
    augment
    solvent
    adamant
  • n. a professional soldier hired by a foreign army
    venal
    solvent
    mercenary
    redress
  • v. to banish; to shut out from a group or society by common consent
    tackle
    ostracize
    extradite
    ostensible
  • 3rd person omniscient
    narrator is all-knowing
    jettison
    Bastion
    arranged in order of time
  • Dynamic character
    a character in opposition to the protagonist
    a character who does not change throughout the text
    a character who changes throughout the text
    a character who displays multiple traits
  • Resolution
    The last part of the plot where the conflict has been fixed or resolved
    First part of the plot that introduces the characters, setting, and conflic
    Third part of the plot that has multiple events that build suspense
    Second part of the plot that grabs the readers' attention
  • Primary character
    character who is essential for the plot to advance/move
    a character who displays multiple traits
    a character who does not change throughout the text
    a character in opposition to the protagonist
  • adj. stealthy; secretive
    prate
    fetid
    Bastion
    furtive
  • v. to force someone into military service; n. someone forced into military service
    conflate
    conscript
    condone
    candid
  • v. to praise highly
    bigot
    argot
    extol
    genteel
  • n. one who merely dabbles in an art or science
    dilettante
    clement
    mettle
    collate
  • n. extreme hatred or ill will
    rancor
    torpor
    argot
    candid
  • cause/effect
    He is such a Romeo with the ladies.
    A word that imitates the sound it represents.
    That game was a piece of cake!
    The reason something happens and the result of it happening.
  • simile definition
    Fair; not influenced by emotions
    comparing two things using like or as
    A comparison using like or as
    A group of lines in a poem
  • onomatopoeia example
    Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name.
    A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem
    main character in the text; sometimes called the hero
    I hit the car parked on the side of the road with a whack!
  • hyperbole example
    A group of lines in a poem
    I am busy as a bee.
    I am so hungry that I could eat a horse!
    She is as playful as a kitten.
  • summary
    Exceeding the usual, proper, or normal
    A retelling of the most important parts of what was read.
    The time and place of a story
    A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem
  • Protagonist
    a character who changes throughout the text
    main character in the text; sometimes called the hero
    a character who displays multiple traits
    a character who does not change throughout the text
  • adj. able to pay all debts and financial obligations
    clement
    solvent
    strident
    augment
  • n. one who is intolerant of differences in others
    argot
    bigot
    extol
    chaos
  • n. the equipment for a specific activity
    irascible
    tackle
    extol
    mettle
  • compare/contrast
    finding similarities and differences between 2 things
    The time and place of a story
    giving human qualities to inanimate objects
    Fair; not influenced by emotions
  • alliteration definition
    what a piece of writing is mainly about
    the repetition of beginning consanant sounds
    the opposite of exaggeration
    Repetition of vowel sounds
  • excerpt
    the opposite of exaggeration
    The time and place of a story
    a passage selected from a larger work
    A group of lines in a poem
  • n. a mystery; something seemingly inexplicable
    fetid
    cliche
    bigot
    enigma
  • n. followers or servants who accompany an important person
    mettle
    retinue
    fetid
    credence
  • v. to turn over or deliver to the legal jurisdiction of another government or authority
    prate
    strident
    ostracize
    extradite
  • n. careless neglect, often resulting in injury
    negligence
    retinue
    credence
    nuance
  • n. a state of sluggish mental or physical activity; a state of not caring
    rancor
    argot
    torpor
    chaos
  • adj. wild and drunken
    bacchanalian
    candid
    maudlin
    Bastion
  • n. courage and determination
    genteel
    venal
    tackle
    mettle
  • 2nd person point of view
    when the narrator refers to one of the characters (or the reader) as "You"
    when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't
    I hit the car parked on the side of the road with a whack!
    Second part of the plot that grabs the readers' attention
  • personification example
    Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name.
    The time and place of a story
    That game was a piece of cake!
    a passage selected from a larger work
  • n. the formal or official way of correctly doing something
    prate
    protocol
    rancor
    extol
  • adj. having a bad odor
    elude
    candid
    extol
    fetid
  • Exposition
    Third part of the plot that has multiple events that build suspense
    Second part of the plot that grabs the readers' attention
    First part of the plot that introduces the characters, setting, and conflic
    The last part of the plot where the conflict has been fixed or resolved
  • symbolism
    a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story.
    A person, place or object which has a meaning in itself but suggests other
    A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant
    The reason something happens and the result of it happening.
  • the selection
    A group of lines in a poem
    the piece of literature you just read
    The time and place of a story
    the opposite of exaggeration
  • n. a strong defense or fort (or something likened to it)
    jettison
    Bastion
    maudlin
    argot
  • allusion
    A reference to a famous person, place, event, literary work, or work of art
    A retelling of the most important parts of what was read.
    A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of
    Sequence of events in a story that solves the conflict
  • Conflict
    Problem between two outside forces
    A group of lines in a poem
    Problem that arises in the story
    The time and place of a story
  • situational irony
    An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected
    A retelling of the most important parts of what was read.
    I hit the car parked on the side of the road with a whack!
    In literature, the perspective from which a story is told.
  • metaphor definition
    A comparison using like or as
    comparing two things without using like or as; it is a DIRECT comparison
    A comparison of two unlike things without using the word like or as.
    comparing two things using like or as
  • metaphor
    A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way
    A comparison using like or as
    A comparison of two unlike things without using the word like or as.
    comparing two things using like or as
  • objective
    arranged in order of time
    Fair; not influenced by emotions
    dictionary definition
    The time and place of a story
  • dialogue
    Communication between two or more people
    Problem between two outside forces
    A struggle between two opposing forces.
    Repetition of vowel sounds
  • to imply
    To indirectly say or show
    to reveal
    I am busy as a bee.
    The time and place of a story
  • Secondary character
    a character who does not change throughout the text
    character who is not essential for the plot to advance but they still have
    character who is essential for the plot to advance/move
    a character who is summed up in one or two traits (Examples: Valvert; LeBre
  • adj. free from restrictions
    mettle
    fetid
    genteel
    unfettered
  • n. belief or trust
    retinue
    condone
    credence
    clement
  • dramatic irony
    what a piece of writing is mainly about
    a character in opposition to the protagonist
    the repetition of beginning consanant sounds
    when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't
  • Flat character
    character who is essential for the plot to advance/move
    a character who does not change throughout the text
    a character who changes throughout the text
    a character who is summed up in one or two traits (Examples: Valvert; LeBre
  • adj. professed but not necessarily true
    irascible
    ostracize
    ostensible
    appease
  • v. to arrange into the proper order, especially documents
    collate
    condone
    conflate
    cliche
  • adj. easily angered
    nuance
    Bastion
    tackle
    irascible
  • Suspense
    Sequence of events in a story that solves the conflict
    A feeling of uncertainty and curiosity about what will happen next in a sto
    A retelling of the most important parts of what was read.
    finding similarities and differences between 2 things
  • External conflict
    Problem that arises in the story
    Problem between two outside forces
    Communication between two or more people
    A struggle between two opposing forces.
  • n. a slight or subtle degree of difference
    rancor
    retinue
    nuance
    prate
  • adj. unyielding; firm in opinion
    argot
    augment
    clement
    adamant
  • to expose
    to reveal
    torpor
    genteel
    solvent
  • simile example
    She is as playful as a kitten.
    He is a walking dictionary.
    The time and place of a story
    I am busy as a bee.
  • personification definition
    A group of lines in a poem
    giving human qualities to inanimate objects
    comparing two things using like or as
    I am busy as a bee.
  • Internal conflict
    Problem that arises in the story
    A struggle when the character has to make a decision
    Problem between two outside forces
    Problem within a character (character v/s self)
  • assumption
    Problem between two outside forces
    A word that imitates the sound it represents.
    a passage selected from a larger work
    A belief or statement taken for granted without proof.
  • to advance
    when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't
    to help an idea grow; to add to an idea so that it continues grow in comple
    A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way
    Sequence of events in a story that solves the conflict
  • Theme
    a character who changes throughout the text
    Universal truth the reader learns through the character's actions
    when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't
    In literature, the perspective from which a story is told.
  • n. an expert in matters of culture, food, or wine
    conflate
    copious
    condone
    connoisseur
  • allusion definition
    A reference to a the Bible, history, etc.
    A reference to what will happen in the future.
    A reference to the time and place of the story.
    A retelling of the most important parts of what was read.
  • adj. lacking in self-confidence; shy
    strident
    despondent
    diffident
    augment
  • allegory
    A word that imitates the sound it represents.
    A literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstract
    Problem within a character (character v/s self)
    A struggle when the character has to make a decision
  • Narrative Hook
    Third part of the plot that has multiple events that build suspense
    Second part of the plot that grabs the readers' attention
    First part of the plot that introduces the characters, setting, and conflic
    a character who changes throughout the text
  • chronological
    rancor
    arranged in order of time
    extreme exaggeration
    narrator is all-knowing
  • Plot
    Communication between two or more people
    the piece of literature you just read
    Sequence of events in a story that solves the conflict
    Forming or following a logical order or sequence.
  • v. to calm; to make satisfied (often only temporary)
    prate
    expunge
    appease
    adamant
  • parallelism
    similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or c
    Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name.
    A comparison of two unlike things without using the word like or as.
    main character in the text; sometimes called the hero
  • hyperbole definition
    the opposite of exaggeration
    Bastion
    extreme exaggeration
    extradite
  • onomatopoeia definition
    Forming or following a logical order or sequence.
    when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't
    the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
    A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way
  • rhyme scheme
    A group of lines in a poem
    arranged in order of time
    what a piece of writing is mainly about
    A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem
  • adj. honest and straightforward; blunt
    candid
    condone
    maudlin
    rancor
  • denotation
    disparity
    dictionary definition
    despondent
    diffident
  • v. to escape notice; to get away from
    cliche
    elude
    fetid
    expunge
  • internal conflict
    a passage selected from a larger work
    Problem within a character (character v/s self)
    A struggle when the character has to make a decision
    A struggle between two opposing forces.
  • adj. feeling gloomy or hopeless
    diffident
    strident
    despondent
    solvent
  • stanza
    negligence
    arranged in order of time
    A group of lines in a poem
    I am busy as a bee.
  • adj. merciful; lenient
    augment
    solvent
    adamant
    clement
  • v. to forgive or overlook an offense
    condone
    collate
    candid
    conflate
  • excessive
    comparing two things using like or as
    Exceeding the usual, proper, or normal
    arranged in order of time
    A comparison using like or as
  • adj. foolishly sentimental; ridiculously emotional
    maudlin
    Bastion
    jaunty
    candid
  • Flashback
    A scene that interrupts the normal chronological sequence of events in a st
    a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story.
    Sequence of events in a story that solves the conflict
    character who is not essential for the plot to advance but they still have
  • adj. capable of betraying trust, especially if bribed
    extol
    venal
    fetid
    mettle
  • v. to talk pointlessly and at length
    mettle
    chaos
    elude
    prate
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