Exam Vocabulary 1
Conversation between two or more people in a book, play, movie, tv show, etc
Dialogue
Main message of a story
theme
The word listed in the dictionary
Entry word
This character is the main protagonist in the book The Hobbit
Bilbo Baggins
This refers to the pattern of rhymes in a poem
Rhyme Scheme
Reasons a person or character behaves in a certain way or does a thing
Motivation
Descriptive language used to create a more vivid picture in a reader's mind
Imagery
N, V, Adj, Adv are abbreviations in the dictionary marks the
parts of speech
This character played a riddle game with Bilbo in the Goblin caves
Gollum
True or False, all poems have to rhyme
False
Certain traits of a person or character
Characteristics
A literary work that uses descriptive language and that appeals to a reader's emotions
Poetry
Writing in () or [] tells you the what of the word
Pronunciation
In the book who kept the trolls talking until they turned to stone
Gandalf
Simile
Selection of a piece of writing or speech that is repeated by someone other than the original author/speaker
Quote/Quotation
The events in a story
plot
This helps the reader find the correct definition of their word
Example sentence
This gem is considered an heirloom of Thorin's family that he wants above all other treasure
The Arkenstone
Comparison not using like or as
Metaphor
pattern of speech or choice of words
Diction
The most exciting event in the story
Climax
Letters in entry words are separated by dots or dashes to how many of what are in the word
Syllables
This character is responsible for killing Smaug
Bard
Details in literary work that appeals to the reader's senses
Sensory Details