Vocabulary Part 1
To make fun of or tease
mock
Be present or take care of something/someone
attend
What part of the plot diagram is the ending called?
Hint: Not "the end."
Resolution
What happened at the beginning of the story to Cinderella's family? (Include ALL characters)
Her mother died. Dad remarried. Stepmother and stepsisters moved in.
What part of the plot diagram is known as the turning point?
Climax
pale/grayish color
ashen
to live in a place or think deeply
dwell
What part of the story do we learn the background info, including characters and setting?
Exposition
What did Cinderella ask for from her father when he came back from his travels?
What did Cinderella's stepmother say she couldn't go to the festival?
a.) she can't dance/ she's ugly
b.) she'd embarass them/she's allergic to lentils
c.) she can't dance/she has no good dresses to wear
d.) she can't dance/she can't fix her hair in time
c.) she can't dance/she has no good dresses to wear
devoutly religious
Pious
excessive pride in achievements or appearance
vanity
What part of the story are the loose ends tied together?
Falling action
What did Cinderella ask the hazel tree to have shake over her?
Silver and gold.
What was the turning point of this story?
When the prince covered the stairs with pitch.
Burnt wood/coal remains
Cinders
quiet, gentle, obedient
meek
What part of the plot diagram has a series of conflicts that keep happening?
Rising action
What was it that the birds represented in the story?
a.) Truth and Justice
b.) Kindness and wisdom
c.) destruction and punishment
d.) the ghost of Cinderella's mother
a.) Truth and Justice
What was the inciting incident of this story?
When the king announced the festival.
seeds that when dried are used in different foods, such as soup
lentils
treat as unworthy
scorn
What part of the plot diagram has conflict that sets the plot in motion?
Inciting incident
Cinderella had help from pigeons, doves, and turtle doves, but what were the other birds after that called?
Birds of/from Heaven/heavens
The repetition of Cinderella attending the ball three times is an example of—
a) Irony
b) Symbolism
c) Rule of three in folklore
d) Hyperbole
c) Rule of three in folklore