Vocab Review
Writing Review
Signposts
Story Elements
Poetic Elements
100

Which vocab word means an opponent or enemy?

a. recluse

b. adversary

c. precipice

adversary

100

If you wanted to plan out the plot of your narrative, you might use a _____________. 

Plot Diagram

100

In the __________ signpost, a character has a sudden realization that changes their understanding of a situation.

Aha Moment
100

A ________________ is a person or other being within a story.

Character

100

_______ is when an object represents a larger idea.

Symbolism

200

If you have disdain for something, you ____.

a. feel like it is amazing

b. are indifferent toward it

c. feel like it is worthless

C. feel like it is worthless

200
In _______________ writing, you make a claim and support your claim with evidence in an effort to persuade. 

Argumentative Writing

Persuasive Writing

200

In the __________ signpost, the reader ma notice a word, phrase, object, person, or situation mentioned multiple times.

Again and Again

200

The _____________ tells you where or when a story or part of a story is taking place.

Setting

200
A ____________ is an extreme exaggeration.

Hyperbole

300

If you quell a feeling, you __________. 

a. reflect on it

b. suppress it

c. feel it to the best of your ability


B. suppress it

300

In ________ writing, the goal is to entertain and tell a cohesive story.

Narrative

300

In the _______________ signpost, a character may ask themself a difficult question. 

Tough Questions

300

The ____________ is the "big idea" or moral lesson of the story.

Theme

300
A ___________ is a comparison using like or as.

Simile

400

If you are using a tactic, you are _____.

a. using a strategy to achieve your goal

b. unsure of how to achieve your goal

c. taking your time to achieve your goal


A. Using a strategy to achieve your goal

400

In _______ writing the goal is to communicate information to your audience.

Informational

400

In the ________ signpost, a character may say or do something that's the opposite of what they have been doing.

Contrasts and Contradictions

400

Stories that shift ____________ tell parts of the story from different characters' point of view.

Perspectives

400

A ____________ is a direct comparison that states that something IS something else.

Metaphor
500

If you are on a precipice, you are ________. 

a. on the border between two countries

b. near the edge of a cliff

c. on top of a very high building


b. Near the edge of a cliff

500

The height of a story where the action gets the most intense is called the ____________. 

Climax

500

In the __________ signpost, the action of the story is interrupted to reflect on a memory.

Memory Moment

500

The ___________ of a story is when the problem is solved.

Resolution

500

A series of words that all begin with the same sound is an example of ____________. 

Alliteration

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