Roots and Prefixes
Plot
Figurative Lang.
Irony
Vocabulary
100
The root that means to write.
What is scrib
100
When the character and conflict are introduced and setting is set.
What is exposition?
100
The cat is as black as the night.
What is a simile?
100
when the reader or audience understands more about the events of a story than a character.
What is dramatic irony?
100
When you _______ something, you contribute to it's growth and help make it happen.
What is promote?
200
The root that means to push.
What is puls?
200
The turning point in the story.
What is the climax?
200
I'm so hungry I could eat a cow?
What is a hyperbole?
200
When what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected or appropriate.
What is situational irony?
200
When something is shiny or it glows.
What is lustrous?
300
The prefix that means self.
What is auto?
300
The hero or main character of the story.
What is the protagonist?
300
Comparing two unlike things without using like or as.
What is a metaphor?
300
When a character says one thing but really means the opposite.
What is verbal irony?
300
When you go onto someones property without permission.
What is trespass?
400
The prefix that means earth.
What is terra?
400
The loose ends are tied up conflicts are being resolved.
What is falling action?
400
Words or actions that look like they sound.
What is onomatopoeia?
400
"I am so happy to see you." said the robber to the police.
What is verbal irony?
400
When something is salty or spicy.
What is savoy?
500
The prefix that means great or big.
What is magni?
500
A reasonable ending, conflict is resolved.
What is the resolution?
500
The daily diary of the American dream.
What is alliteration?
500
Give an example of situational irony.
To be determined by teacher.
500
To have a disagreement or quarrel.
What is dispute?
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