Affixes
In the word "unpredictable," the meaning of the prefix "un."
What is not?
A type of conflict between two characters.
What is human vs. human?
The meaning of the word "vexed" in the sentence, "When Jose found out that his little brother Emilio carelessly broke Jose's Xbox disc tray, Jose was vexed and sure let Emilio know it.
What is annoyed or irritated?
"Earth is a planet that orbits around the sun." The part of speech of "planet."
What is a noun?
A moment of great intensity in the plot of a literary work, generally bringing events to a head and starting to turn towards the conclusion.
What is the climax?
A morpheme (part of a word) that cannot stand by itself and is given significant meaning when affixes are added to it.
What is a root word?
A type of conflict that takes place inside a character's mind.
What is human vs. self?
The meaning of phenomenal in the sentence, "Begin now by taking advantage of this phenomenal offer."
What is extraordinary?
"The tall girl is better at basketball than the short one." The part of speech of "tall."
What is an adjective?
The character/thing who opposes the hero or creates the conflict.
What is the antagonist?
How can you use a prefix to create the antonym of "honest"?
dis + honest = dishonest
A type of conflict where the main character is fighting weather, animals, or climate change.
What is human vs nature?
The meaning of the word "adorn" in the sentence, "To prepare the cafeteria for the big dance, the planning committee adorned the walls with colorful streamers and balloons."
What is to decorate or add beauty to?
The students were so excited that they ran to lunch. The part of speech of "ran."
What is a verb?
When conflict is resolved and loose ends are tied up.
What is the resolution?
This suffix is added to a word to create a noun that describes a person who is an expert in a certain field. (Hint: think of job names.)
What is -is or -ologist?
A type of conflict where an individual or group of people have to fight with their community.
What is human vs. society?
The meaning of the word "amiable" in the sentence, "If you go to the party wearing your best smile, laugh good naturedly, and try your dance steps out (even if you aren't the best dancer), you will attract attention with your amiable disposition."
What is friendly and agreeable?
"Her dress was so beautiful, and in it she sang so well." The part of speech of "well."
What is an adverb?
The time, place, and mood of a story.
What is the setting?
In the word "unpredictable," the purpose of the suffix "-able."
What is to change the base word into an adjective?
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The meaning of the word "fastidious" in the sentence, "When John saw his report card, he was excited because he had all As and an A- in Biology. But when his fastidious mother saw his report card, she shook her head in disappointment."
What is demanding or hard to please?
""I can do that," she said." The part of speech of "said."
What is a verb?
This type of characterization shows rather than tells what the character's personality is like.
What is indirect characterization?