10th Grade Books
Vocabulary
Literary Genres
Parts of a Story
Literary Terms
100
Basedon futuristic ideas of censorship, the events center around Guy Montag who experiences Isolation and acquires knowledge.
What is Fahrenheit 451?
100
This 8 letter words means inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd
What is lascivious
100
Involving love and affections characters usually get a happily ever after...
What is romance?
100
Introduces the characters and the conflict within the story.
What is the exposition?
100
Is the central figure in the story. All parts of the story revolved around this character.
What is a protagonist
200
Set in Pittsburgh, this story is about how racism can kill your dreams making you bitter and alone.
What is Fences?
200
13 Letters - highly sociable and talkative
What is gregarious?
200
Fictional story in which the events possibly could happen and seem true to life.
What is realistic fiction?
200
The conflict is resolved.
What is the falling action?
200
The use of items of things to represent something else such as an abstract idea.
What is symbolism.
300
A biographical account of a young boy on a quest to discover his identity who finds himself confused at the differences between he and his mother.
What is The Color of Water?
300
13 letters - To place two items side by side in order to be able to compare and contrast them.
What is juxtaposition?
300
Relates events based on facts and that actually occured.
What is non-fiction
300
A second conflict is introduced further complicating the series of events.
What is the rising action?
300
When the end is not expected but is appropriate.
What is is situational irony?
400
According to the protagonist of this book everyone in the world is a "phony."
What is The Catcher in the Rye?
400
10 letters - a natural desire or habit.
What is proclivity?
400
This 5 letter word refers to writing that is meant to be performed.
What is a drama?
400
The conflict is at its worse but is a turning point in the story.
What is the climax?
400
a character that contrasts second character that highlights certain qualities of that first character.
What is a foil?
500
Seen through the eyes of an 8 year girl, this sad story shows the injustice and unfairness of racism.
What is To Kill a Mockingbird?
500
9 letter - upright or standing.
What is prostrate?
500
Taking place in far off worlds concerning future events that might occur.
What is science fiction?
500
Reveals whether the characters are worse off or better off once the conflict is resolved.
What is the denouement?
500
A brief reference to a person, event, or place, real or ficticious, or to a work of art.
What is an allusion.
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