Vocabulary
Root Words
Prefixes/Suffixes
Literary Terms
Literary Terms 2
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The synonym of : She was simmering inside when she saw the broken glass.
What is "was angry?"
100
The root "migr" means this.
What is " to move or travel".
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The prefix as- means this.
What is to, toward?
100
The story told by a non-character in the story and have either a limited or omniscient view is called this.
What is third-person.
100
When a word means the opposite of another word it is called this; and when a word means the same as another word it is called this.
What is an antonym and a synonym.
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The porcupine sniffed 'delicately' standing in her hind feet and running her forepaws over the well-worn axe-handle. In the sentence above the meaning of the word delicately cand be described with this phrase.
What is "done in a careful way."
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The root "dorm" means sleep.
What is "dorm."
200
The prefix pre- means this.
What is before, in front of?
200
This word is the problem that occurs in a story, usually between characters or within one character.
What is conflict?
200
When you compare two unlike things without using like or as it is called this.
What is a metaphor?
300
With a soft grunt of satisfaction she began to nibble on the wood that so many human hands had gripped. By the time dawn's approach faded the inky sky to pearl gray, the ax handle had been neatly severed in half. This word is a synonym to 'severed.'
What is divided or cut?
300
The root "funct" means this word.
What is perform?
300
The prefix un- and im- both mean this.
What is not.
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The atmosphere of a story; and/or how does the story make the reader or character think can be called by this word. And when their is a discrepancy between what the author said and what is meant is called this.
What is mood and irony?
300
"Purpose" can be defined the following way.
What is why did the author write the story, what does the author want you to think or do?
400
Lincoln smoothed his hair back from his brows a moment, in deep thought; then his face lighted up. The author uses the phrase 'his face lighted up' to show that Lincoln did this.
What is 'recalled something' or 'remembered something"
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The root "dict" means this.
What is speak?
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The prefix re- means this.
What is back or again.
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When a character's personality is shown through the use of action, dialogue, thought or commentary it is called this.
What is characterization?
400
The theme and main idea are not the same because of these distinctions.
What is the theme is the general idea of the story that can be applied to other stories, it is a universal idea; whereas, the main idea is the main points specific to the story.
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The dunes attract many lightening strikes with their 'high profile'. In this sentence the author means this when she describes the dunes as having a high profile.
What is that the dunes are taller than other objects in the area.
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The root "soci" means this.
What is companion or join.
500
The prefix dis- means this.
What is apart, opposite of?
500
When one object stands for something else it is called this word, and when a collection of images that create atmosphere, mood and tension it is called this word.
What are symbol and imagery?
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When an author gives life-like qualities to an inanimate object it is called this.
What is personification.
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