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The character who works against the main character and is usually the source of the conflict.
Antagonist
100
The part of the story where setting, characters, and background information is established.
Exposition (introduction)
100
A category of literature composed of pieces similar in form, content, or style.
Genre
100
A feeling or emotional state that a piece of literature creates in the reader. It is also sometimes called atmosphere. Some examples are comedic, suspenseful, tragic, joyous, etc.
Mood
100
An affix that comes after the base word to create a new word, such as forget + able = forgettable.
Suffix
200
From the Greek word for ladder, it is the moment in a story when the conflict or crisis reaches its point of greatest intensity and is usually the turning point in the story's action.
Climax
200
The strict definition of a word as found in a dictionary, regardless of its implied meaning or emotional effect (connotative meaning).
Denotation
200
Extreme exaggeration or overstatement for a certain effect. "I read a million pages over the weekend!"
Hyperbole
200
The part of the plot wherein the conflict starts and escalates. This part is necessary to bring about the climax.
Rising Action
200
A major character in a work of fiction whom the reader knows much about. This type of character is also known as a dynamic character because the reader is aware of the way he/she changes.
Round Character
300
A word formed from the first letters or parts in a phrase. For example, ALA is formed formed from Alachua Learning Academy.
Acronym
300
The “extra” meaning a word carries beyond its strict dictionary meaning (denotative meaning). For example, “home” means the same as “house,” but “home” also carries the meaning that certain qualities and personal possessions are also implied.
Connotation
300
The events in a plot which follow the climax and help to portray events which lead to the resolution.
Falling Action
300
A base morpheme without affixes attached. Often times, it is a word from an older language that has become the source for words in a newer language. For example, Greek _____ words have become the source of many English Words.
Root
300
The way an author conveys his/her attitude about particular characters and subject matter. In poetry, it is called “voice.” It is the feeling the author brings to the piece or the attitude the author takes (towards the subject, audience, or character[s].
Tone
400
A morpheme added to a base or root word to modify its meaning. For example, the un- and -able parts of the word 'unforgettable'.
Affix
400
A character who changes or evolves over the course of the story. This character is also referred to as a round character in literature.
Dynamic Character
400
Mental pictures that a reader develops while reading a passage of literature. The extensive use of descriptive words contribute towards this.
Imagery
400
'Pink is what red looks like when it kicks off its shoes and lets its hair down...pink is as laid back as beige, but while beige is dull and bland, pink is laid back with attitude.' This is an example of ____________.
Personification
400
A flat character who does not change or alter his personality over the course of a story.
Static Character
500
A reference to something famous in history, in literature, in the classics, or in a religious text. For example, if a news article headline reads "Big Bother is Watching You" after a recent bill has passed, the journalist is referencing the book 1984 by George Orwell.
Allusion
500
In many medieval literature pieces, a raven, a wolf, an eagle, or a vulture appear and because these creatures scavenge bodies of fallen warriors, they allow the reader to predict a battle is about to begin.
Foreshadowing
500
A minor character in a work of fiction who the reader knows little about. This character is in no way round or dynamic.
Flat Character
500
Words or phrases used by a particular, defined group. A group of urban teenagers would have a different ______ than rural teenagers.
Jargon
500
An arrangement of lines of verse in a pattern that is likely the subdivision of a poem.
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