Critical Vocabulary
Author's
Purpose
Imagery
Conflict
Synonyms and Antonyms
100
An examination of two or more things looking for similiarities and differences.
What is a comparison?
100
It's New! It's Refrshing! It's Super-Sugar Soda! This is the best soda in the world! If you drink this soda you will jump higher, run faster and be smarter in school.
What is persuade?
100
Her smile was a burst of sunlight.
What is a metaphor?
100
Harold fights his urge to steal.
What is person vs self?
100
awake and alert
What are synonyms?
200
The main events in a story.
What is plot?
200
Baseball is one of America's favorite pasttimes. To begin a new major league baseball season, the President of the United States sometimes throws out the first pitch. President Taft was the first to begin this tradition in 1910. Since then, nearly every President has thrown out the first pitch at least once.
What is inform?
200
Mandy is really as sweet as pie.
What is a simile?
200
The good guy character in the story.
What is protagonist?
200
minuscule and huge
What are antonyms?
300
A general plan or organization.
What is the format?
300
Once upon a time there was a little boy who loved to play socceer. He would run as fast as he could to the ball, but every time he got there and tried to kick it he would miss. He started to think he wasn't very good at soccer, but he didn't give up. His hard work paid off and one day he scored the winning goal for his team.
What is entertain?
300
Watch the growing little girl breeze wave her arms.
What is personification?
300
Harold and Nicki race to see who is faster.
What is person vs person?
300
immense and gigantic
What are synonyms?
400
The problem a character in the story faces.
What is conflict?
400
I am what the author supports the main idea with.
What are supporting details?
400
She was so hungry that her stomach was eating itself.
What is hyperbole?
400
Nicki struggles to kayak through the rapids.
What is person vs nature?
400
fretful and calm
What are antonyms?
500
The perspective from which the story is told.
What is point of view?
500
Sam had been fishing for over two hours without a single bite. Suddenly there was a nibble at the end of his fishng line. He stood up on the boat and leaned out to far. Just then there was a sharp yank on the line. Sam fell oerboard and landed head first into the water. Sam and his friends laughed and laughed.
What is entertain?
500
He had a mind like a steel trap.
What is a simile?
500
How a conflict is solved.
What is the resolution?
500
odious and loved
What are antonyms?
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