Vocabulary
Vocabulary Part 2
Figures of Speech
Short Stories
Potpourri
100

The author or narrator's attitude towards the subject matter, characters, or audience

What is tone?

100
The psychological or emotional struggle occurring within a character's mind

What is internal conflict?

100

Makes a comparison using the words "like" or "as"

What is a simile?
100
The item Roger was going to buy with the stolen money in "Thank You, Ma'am"

Blue suede shoes

100

The time period that Langston Hughes gained popularity as a writer

What is the Harlem Renaissance?

200

An interruption to the text to show an event that happened in the past

What is a flashback?

200

A struggle between a character and an outside force (another character, nature, society, technology)

What is external conflict?

200

Compares two unrelated things by stating one thing is another

What is a metaphor?

200

The full name of the woman who rescued Roger in "Thank You, Ma'am"

What is Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones?

200

The set of qualities, beliefs, personality traits, and expressions that make a person or group who they are

What is identity?

300

The central, unifying idea or underlying message of a story

What is theme?
300

The non-literal, metaphorical meaning of a word

What is figurative definition?

300

An extreme exaggeration used for emphasis and humor, not meant to be taken literally

What is hyperbole?

300

The magazine that "Fish Cheeks" by Amy Tan was published in

Seventeen Magazine

300
An expensive new briefcase is an example of this trait of identity

What is a visible trait?

400

A multi-dimensional figure who possesses internal conflicts, contradictory traits, and realistic flaws

What is a complex character?

400

The emotional, cultural, or implied meaning of a word (positive, negative, or neutral)

What is connotative definition?

400

A reference to a well-known person, historical event, or piece of literature to make a point

What is an allusion?

400
Amy Tan's favorite Chinese food/dish

What are fish cheeks?

400

An extremely high IQ is an example of this trait of identity

What is an invisible trait?

500

Word choice, sentence structure, and imagery

What are the three elements that make up an author's tone?

500

The speed and rhythm at which the story unfolds

What is pacing?

500

A common phrase or expression with a hidden meaning that cannot be understood by simply translating the literal words

What is an idiom?

500

The name of Amy's crush in "Fish Cheeks"

What is Robert?

500

The University of Akron was established in this year

What is 1870?

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