Vocabulary Development
Patterns and Point-of-Views
Poetry and Drama
Elements of Fiction
Sentence Structure
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The prefix of the word... Enactment
What is En-? Ex. Prefix = En- Root = act Suffix = -ment
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The central message or moral of a story.
What is Theme? Ex. The Tortoise and the Hare Theme - Slow and steady wins the race.
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Poetry with no strict meter or rhyme.
What is Free-Verse? Ex. Lancaster bore him - such a little town, Such a great man. It doesn't see him often Of late years, though he keeps the old homestead ... - excerpt from "A Hundred Collars" - Robert Frost
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Specific qualities that define characters.
What are Traits? Ex. mischievous; optimistic; strong.
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A sentence made up of one independent clause.
What is a Simple Sentence? Ex. I love cake.
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The emotional weight a word carries, or the set of associations implied by the word.
What is Connotation? Ex. Clown Denotation - a comic performer. Connotation - someone who acts like a buffoon.
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The narrator is a character in the story and uses the pronouns I and me to describe events.
What is First-Person Point-of-View? Ex. I wondered what Darren was thinking as he stared at the old photograph.
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Poetry with fixed structure, such as a strict metrical or rhyming pattern.
What is Formal verse? Ex. The sun descending in the west, The evening start does shine; The birds are silent in their nest, And I must seek for mine..... excerpt from "Night" - William Blake
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When an author provides clues or hints about future events in a story.
What is Foreshadowing? Ex. The Fairy Godmother warns Cinderella to be back before midnight.
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A sentence made up of two or more independent clauses joined by a coordination conjunction.
What is a Compound Sentence? Ex. I love cake, but I'm getting chunky.
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An alphabetical list that defines important words or terms used in a book or other text.
What is a glossary? imperialism - the policy of extending a nation's authority by acquiring territory.
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The narrator is not a character in the story but knows the thoughts of only one character.
What is Third-Person Limited Point-of-View? Ex. Josh could tell that Mrs. Daly thought the joke was funny, but she sent him to the principal's office anyway.
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When the reader or audience knows something that a character does not.
What is Dramatic Irony? Ex. In "Romeo and Juliet", the audience knows that Juliet drank a sleeping potion and only appears to be dead. However, Romeo never received the message informing him of this plan. Believing that Juliet is actually dead, he drinks a vial of real poison and dies.
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A struggle or problem that a main character must resolve.
What is Conflict? Ex. Loki has taken the Tesseract, and he is threatening Earth.
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A clause that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.
What is a Dependent Clause? Ex. When I eat cake,
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Words that have the opposite meaning.
What is Antonym? Ex. Bold Antonym - Cowardly
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The narrator is not a character in the story but is "all-knowing", knowing what every character thinks, feels, and does.
What is Third-Person Omniscient Point-of-View? Ex. Emilio was nervous as he walked to the edge of the diving platform. Denise watched him from the stands, her heart beating rapidly.
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_____ describes the setting and tell actors what to do.
What are Stage Directions? Ex. RHONDA: (angrily) I don't care what you think. (She turns and storms out of the room.)
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The turning point in the story, where a character faces the conflict head-on; usually the most exciting part.
What is Climax? Ex. In "The Avengers", the heroes fight off an invading alien army while Iron Man risks his life.
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A sentence made up of one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
What is a Complex Sentence? Ex. When I eat cake, I can feel my T-shirt getting tighter.
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A comparison of two things that are largely dissimilar.
What is an Analogy? Ex. Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you're gonna get.
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The author or narrator addresses the reader directly and may use the pronoun you.
What is Second-Person Point-of-View? Ex. Add vegetables and simmer for three minutes. Return to boil before you stir in the pasta.
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A speech delivered by one character while he or she is alone onstage.
What is a Soliloquy? Ex. In Hamlet, "To be, or not to be, that is the question-" Ex. A character may directly address the audience or just speak his or her thoughts aloud.
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The ending of the story, when the conflict is resolved.
What is Resolution? Ex. Iron man is caught by the Hulk; Thor returns Loki and the Tesseract to Asgard; Fury has confidence that the Avengers will unite again if needed.
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A sentence made up of two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.
What is a Compound-Complex Sentence? Ex. When I eat cake, I can feel my T-shirt getting tighter, but I still love cake.
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