Parts of Speech
Figurative Language
Plot Map
Characterization
Race Response
100
Words that name People, Places, Things, and Ideas.
Noun
100
A reference to a person, event, or place
Allusion
100
When the setting and characters are introduced
Exposition
100
The main character of the story
Protagonist
100
What does the R stand for in RACE
Restate
200
Words that show a relationship between a noun or pronoun.
Prepositions (Around, Between, Over, Under)
200
Giving human-like qualities to something non-human
Personification
200
When you reach the top of the roller coaster and you go down; the most exciting part of the story
Climax
200
The person or thing that causes the main character conflict
Antagonist
200
What does the A stand for in RACE
Answer
300
Words that describe verbs
Adverbs
300
Repetition of the same initial sounds
Alliterations
300
The rest of the story wouldn't happen without it
Inciting Incident
300
The author directly informs you about the character
Direct Characterization
300
What does the C stand for in RACE
Cite evidence
400
Words used to express emotion
Interjections
400
A group of words whose meaning is different from the literal meaning
Idiom
400
The tension eases and things start to wrap up
Falling Action
400
You have to infer Information about the character
Indirect Characterization
400
What does the E stand for in RACE
Explain
500
Words that join other words or groups of words
Conjunctions
500
A combination of two contradicting words
Oxymoron
500
The tension starts to build and conflict increases. Also the longest part with 3 events in it.
Rising Action
500
How do you find character traits when the author uses indirect characterization
The characters speech, actions, and looks
500
What does the S stand for in RACES
Sum it up (We only learned it in 6th grade)
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