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Mystery Vocab
100

a person or thing in a story

Character

100

long speech by one actor in a play or movie.

monologue

100

point out; show

suggest as a necessary course of action

indicate

100

dictionary meaning

denotation

100

where and when the story take place

setting

200

the problem or challenge the main character faces

conflict

200

mood or feeling developed through descriptions of the setting and senses

atmosphere

200

bring or recall to the conscious mind

evoke

200

the emotion that a word generates, extra implied meaning

connotation

200

the solution to the problem or conflict in a story

resolution

300

comparing one thing to a very different thing in order to explain it

analogy

300

conversation between two or more characters in a literary work

dialogue

300

give an account in words of something or someone, including all relevant characteristics, qualities, or events

describe

300

a specifice type of music, film, story, or writing

genre

300

what the piece of writing is mainly about

main idea

400

a reference in one story to a well known character from another story, history, or place

allusion

400

the most exciting moment of the story where the main character faces his or her ultimate challenge

climax

400

grow or cause to grow and become more mature, advanced, or elaborate; start to exist

develop

400

words use to link together different ideas in a text

transitional words

400

brief statement of the main events of a story (beginning, middle, end)

summary

500

when a single event or expression means two different things to two different people.

ambiguity

500

repeated consonant sound at the beginning of words or within literary works

alliteration

500

put forward for consideration; state or express directly

suggest

500

logical connection or consistency

coherence

500

the story of a person's life written by that person in first person point of view

autobiography

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