Narratives (Stories)
In the plot diagram, what happens during Rising Action?
The story builds to the most exciting point, complications arising
A comparison with the words “like” or “as”
Simile
A sentence, in the introduction of an essay that expresses the main idea of the essay
Thesis Statement
In poetry, a group of lines arranged (collected) together
Stanza
In Part-Time Indian, Junior belongs to this tribe
Spokane
A conversation between two or more people in a narrative work
Dialogue
This is an extreme exaggeration
Hyperbole
The part of speech that includes action words (such as jump, run, etc.)
Verbs
Refers to the feelings (degree of intensity) associated with a word
Connotation
Dual-Code Theory states that learners learn best in which two ways
Visual and Verbal
In narratives, complex characters are layered and also known as
Dynamic characters
Giving something non-human (an object) human abilities
Personification
In terms of verb tense, actions that already took place
Past-Tense
Refers to the literal meaning of a word
Denotation
A type of conflict that stems from inside a character, normally psychological
Internal
A distinct section of a piece of writing, indicated by a new line or indentation is known as
A paragraph
The usage of concrete details in writing to paint a vivid picture in the reader’s mind is known as effective this?
Imagery
The point of view that isn’t used often and refers to “you” as the subject
Second-Person
A line of poetry that does not come to an end, but moves over to the next line
Enjambment
The author of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie
A limited kind of autobiographical writing that focuses on one period or aspect of a writer’s life
A memoir
The production of one sense that stimulates another
Synesthesia
Words and sentences that surround a word to help us infer the meaning of an unfamiliar word
Context Clues
In poetry, informal expressions in which the literal meanings of the words do not add up to the actual meaning
Idioms
The “P” in “TPFASTT” stands for
Paraphrase