Vocab
Vocab
Text structure
Plot
Figurative Language
100
when people settle in a new place in hopes to gain various types of freedom and land

colonization

100

bright, glowing

luminous

100

writing about similarities and differences

compare and contrast

100

when the problem of the story is introduced

Inciting event/conflict

100

psst

onomatopoeia

200

rebellion

when a group of people gather and act in violence or inappropriate behavior against their government or ruler

200

repeated , uninteresting actions

monotony

200
stating the order of things

sequence

200

the turning point of the story; the highest point of action; the part where the main character faces the problem head on

climax

200

he is a beast

metaphor

300

depressed, gloomy

dismal

300

harmless

benign

300

introducing an error or conflict and providing the correction

problem/solution

300

when the main character begins to take action to solve his/her problem

rising action

300

the trees whistled in the wind

personification

400

underwater

submerged

400

when a surface appears to change color at different angles 

iridescence

400

giving details about a particular topic

description

400

where the reader learns about the setting and major characters

exposition/introduction

400

as flat as a board

simile

500

when groups get together and have a common agreement- the goal is usually for protection or support

alliance

500

amazement, shock

awe

500
for example; a timeline

sequence

500

this is after the climax , "the dust is settling"

falling action

500

the moon was a mirror of light

metaphor

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