Vocabulary
The definition of encapsulation
What is the action of enclosing something in or as if in a capsule?
the reason behind the character’s action.
What is Motivation?
A broken chain in the story represents the character’s newfound freedom.
What is symbolism?
This crucial part of an essay states the main argument and is usually found at the end of the introduction.
What is a thesis statement?
Dialogue reveals details about characters, or ________ forward.
What is moves the plot?
To Humiliate
To make (someone) feel ashamed and foolish by injuring their dignity and self-respect, especially publicly.
an individual in a story, poem, play, or film that has traits
What is a Character?
Dark clouds gathered in the sky as she stepped outside, unaware that this would be the worst day of her life.
What is foreshadowing?
The paragraph hook.
What is the sentence that grabs the reader’s attention at the beginning of a paragraph and connects ideas smoothly?
When a character hesitates, stammers, or trails off in speech, it can indicate this emotion.
What is nervousness or uncertainty?
A Declaration
That is a formal or explicit statement or announcement.
"They clenched their fists, their faces burning as they stared at the ground in silence."
This is an example of what type of characterization?
What is indirect characterization?
A firefighter’s house burns down while he’s at work putting out another fire.
What is irony?
The inciting incident.
What is the moment in a story that disrupts the status quo and sets the main conflict in motion?
In fiction, dialogue is enclosed in this type of punctuation.
What are Quotation marks?
Forbidden means
not allowed; banned.
The term Anti-hero falls under this category of main characters
What is protagonist/ Good Guy?
The warm scent of cinnamon filled the air as golden-brown pies bubbled in the oven, their flaky crusts crisping to perfection.
What is imagery?
This final paragraph of an essay restates the main idea, summarizes key points, and leaves the reader with a lasting impression.
What is a conclusion?
Short, snappy dialogue between characters can create this type of mood, often seen in arguments or tense situations.
What is urgency or conflict?
Sacrifices
What is the offering of possessions or the lives of animals or humans to a deity as an act of propitiation or worship.
To give up something for another thing.
The act of the the reader buying into the character
What is believability?
As he held the old baseball glove, he was suddenly ten years old again, standing in the backyard with his grandfather.
What is flashback?
This provides support for an argument using direct quotes or paraphrased information from a source.
What is textual evidence?
Authors often use dialogue to create a _____ between the reader and the characters.
What is a closer connection?