Plot
This is considered the turning point of the story/the most exciting part of the story.
What is the climax?
These are words that imitate the sound they represent.
What is an onomatopoeia?
This is the moral of the story.
What is theme?
Use the clues to determine what usurped means
Though Joseph was the true king, his uncle usurped the throne and was now ruling the land quite cruelly.
To take over
What is main idea?
What the text is mainly about.
The hero/main character in a work of literature.
What is a protagonist?
The crook was as sly as a fox.
What is simile?
the perspective from which a story is told, or the narrative voice
Point of View
Use the clue to determine what entitle mean?
I wouldn't mind sharing with Patrick if he didn't act like being a part of the Witherspoon family entitled him to a piece of everything on campus.
to deserve or be given something.
What does deprive mean as it used in the following sentence?
The students were angry that the principal deprived everyone of prom because of the actions of a few individuals.
to deny
This is the problem in plot development.
What is conflict?
My computer screamed before it died a brutal death.
What is personification?
This is a paragraph in a poem.
What is a stanza?
Use the clues to determine the meaning of the word grievance
The workers wrote an anonymous letter to their boss in which they expressed their grievances: long working hours, low pay, and dangerous working conditions.
To complain about something you deem unfair.
Name all elements in the plot chart in a chronological order
Exposition, Inciting Incident, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
This tells you the setting and the main characters that are introduced at the beginning of the story.
What is the exposition?
Anna and Able ate apples at Acadia
What is Alliteration?
The four types of conflict.
What are man vs. man, man vs. self, man vs. nature, and man vs. society ?
Use the clues to determine the meaning of compulsory
Bruce did not want to help clean up the trash by the river, but the principal told him that since he chose to skip classes on Friday, his participation in the event would be compulsory.
mandatory, required
What are the components of a body paragraph
Topic Sentence, Key Details, Textual Evidence, Explain
This is the final part of the novel- the ending of the story.
What is the resolution?
My niece Laurel is a ray sunshine.
What is a metaphor?
These are the three author's purposes.
What is to persuade, inform and entertain
Use the clues to determine the meaning of ascertain
Kevin told me that there is no homework. Katie told me that we are supposed to study for a quiz. I'm going to check the teacher's website to ascertain the truth.
to figure out or discover
What does acquiesced mean as it is used in the sentence
Angela did not want to go to the party. She wanted to study for the exam, but her sister nagged her so much that Angela finally acquiesced and agreed to go.
accept something reluctantly but without protest.