L.A.T. VOCABULARY
R.S.T. VOCABULARY
N.W.T. VOCABULARY
CONFUSING TERMS
MISC.
100

This is the message or lesson of a story.

THEME

100

What is the author’s argument called?

CLAIM

100

Conversation between characters is called this.

DIALOUGE

100

Theme vs Central Idea:
Which one is the lesson?

THEME

100

This literary device repeats beginning consonant sounds in nearby words.

ALLITERATION
200

Hints about future events are called this.

FORESHADOWING

200

Proof from the text is called this.


EVIDENCE

200

The speed of a story is called this.

PACING

200

Tone describes whose feelings?

THE AUTHOR'S

200

This literary device compares two unlike things WITHOUT using “like” or “as.”


METAPHOR

300

“The trees danced in the wind” is an example of this.

PERSONIFICATION

300

A trustworthy website is called this type of source.

CREDIBLE SOURCE

300

Details that appeal to the senses are called this.

SENSORY DETAILS

300

Mood describes whose feelings?

THE READER'S

300

This literary device uses symbols to represent deeper meanings or ideas.

SYMBOLISM

400

What vocabulary word means a struggle in a story?


CONFLICT

400

Combining information from multiple texts is called this.

SYNTHESIZE

400

The solution to the story’s problem is called this.


RESOLUTION

400

Claim vs Evidence:
Which one is proof?


EVIDENCE

400

Which type of conflict occurs inside the character's mind

INTERNAL CONFLICT
500

What term describes descriptive language appealing to the senses?

IMAGERY

500

A one-sided viewpoint is called this.

BIAS

500

The perspective a story is told from is called this.

POINT OF VIEW

500

First Person POV uses which pronoun most often?


"I"

500

This literary device references another famous text, historical figure, or event.


ALLUSION
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