Plot
Word Parts
Non-fiction
Characterization
Poetry Terms
100
The part of the plot where you meet the characters and the setting
What is exposition?
100
The main (or most important part) of the word; every word has one
What is the root?
100
Bullets, italics, sidebars, and headings are examples of this kind of text feature
What are external text features?
100
The main character in the story; the character with the problem
Who is the protagonist?
100
"The sun glowed a brilliant red in the midnight blue sky" is an example of this kind of figurative language
What is imagery?
200
The part of the plot where the story gets "wrapped up"
What is resolution?
200
A word part that goes at the END of the word, after the root
What is a suffix?
200
The internal text structure that tells the reasons something happened or occurred is...
What is cause and effect?
200
The character or force causing problems for the protagonist
Who is the antagonist?
200
"I've told you a million times not to do that!" is an example of this kind of figurative language
What is hyperbole?
300
The part of the plot where the problem changes
What is climax?
300
The word part that goes BEFORE the root
What is a prefix?
300
The internal text structure that tells how to do something step-by-step is called...
What is process?
300
Shy, quiet, and curious are examples of this kind of character trait
What are personality traits?
300
"The bees played hide and seek with the flowers as they buzzed from one to another" is an example of this kind of figurative language
What is personification?
400
The part of the plot where you learn the protagonist's problem; when the conflict begins
What is the initiating event?
400
The root in the word "bionic" and its meaning
What is "bio," which means "life"?
400
The internal text structure that tells how two things are similar and different is called...
What is compare and contrast?
400
Personality traits are an example of INTERNAL or EXTERNAL traits?
What is internal?
400
"My love is as deep as the ocean" is an example of this kind of figurative language
What is a simile?
500
The part of the plot when the action is building and the protagonist is trying to solve the problem
What is rising action?
500
The suffix in the word "researcher," and its meaning
What is "er," which means "one who" (researches)?
500
The internal text structure that tells events in time order (the order in which they occurred) and can be put on a timeline is called...
What is chronological/sequential?
500
Brunette, glasses, and slim are examples of this kind of character trait
What are physical traits?
500
"My brother is a couch potato" is an example of this kind of figurative language
What is a metaphor?
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