Vocab Antonyms
Correct: agree
Contradict!
To thoroughly beat and defeat
Trounce!
A word that describes a noun
A simile
A comparison using "like" or "as"
What is included in the exposition?
Characters, setting, and basic situation
To leave: destroyed and didn't last
Endure!
Ready to do favors: helpful and friendly
Obliging!
A pronoun
A pronoun takes place of a noun
A metaphor
A comparison not using "like" or "as", using words such as "was"
What would be the type of conflict in a fairy tale?
Person vs. Supernatural, Person vs. Society, or Person vs. Person
Recent: advanced and modern
Primitive!
A beam, glow, or flash
Glint!
An adverb
An adverb modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
Allusion
A reference to something well-known or famous
What is the protagonist and antagonist?
The protagonist wants something (good or bad), and the antagonist is what is stopping the protagonist from achieving what they want.
Normal; natural
Uncanny!
To urge: stir to action
Incite!
A complex sentence
1 dependent clause and one independent clause connected with sometimes a comma.
Oxymoron
Self-contradictory phrases or words
Why do we have a falling action in stories?
We have the falling action because it helps explain how the characters get to the resolution after the climax.
Complete obedience and agreement: agreeable
Defiance!
Devoted to and fond of study: devoted to gaining knowledge
Studious!
The FANBOYS
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so
Why do we use figurative language?
Writers use it to broaden the perspective of the reader and make the writing less boring.
Why do stories have a theme?
Authors want readers to learn a common lesson or a message after reading their story.