Vocabulary
Random 1
Perks of Being a Wallflower
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Figurative Language
100

summary 

a brief statement or account of the main points of something 

100

What is Pathos 

appeal to emotion 

100

What is the name of the narrator of the novel? 

Charlie 

100

an example of first person point of view 

using I, my, we 

- I like music festivals. I am planning to go to many festivals this year. 

100

simile 

comparing two things using like or as 

200

theme 

a central idea, message, or underlying meaning that an author explores in a story 

200

Logos 

appeal to logic (stats) 

200

Who is Charlie's favorite teacher 

Mr. Anderson 

200

difference between their/ there/ they're 

their - "belonging to them" 

there - place or location 

they're - contraction of they are 

200

personification 

human characteristics to something nonhuman 

300

tone 

the author's attitude or mood conveyed through their writing 

300

Ethos 

appeal to credibility, trustworthiness, or authority 

300

Charlie's friends 

Sam and Patrick 

300

Title of a short story is 

in quotation marks 

300

onomatopoeia 

the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named 

(BOOM, BUZZ, BANG) 

400

genre 

a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content 

400

novels are 

in italics 

400

what traumatic event from Charlie's past is revealed near the end of the novel? 

his aunt Helen's abuse 

400

Homophones are 

two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings 

400

alliteration 

the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words 

500

thesis statement 

the main point or argument about a literary work, often expressed in a single sentence, that the essay will explore and support 

500

song titles are in 

quotation marks 

500

What format is the novel written in 

epistolary 

500

second person point of view uses 

personal pronoun "you" to address the reader 

500

symbolism 

the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities 

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