Unit 1 Vocab

refers to the literal meaning, or dictionary definition, of a word

refers to the suggested or implied meaning or emotion associated with a word

a story based on one's own life and told in the first person

the character struggles with an outside force

the central piece of action that is the focus of the narrative

a description that explores the significance of the incident

the character struggles with his or her own needs or emotions

the perspective from which a story or poem is told

put things in order; set of events that follows one after another in a sequential order

the immediate emotions and actions associated with the incident

compares two unlike things using words such as like or as