Roots/Stems
Vocab Words
Literary Terms
Literary Terms
Roots/Stems
100

gen

What is origin?

100

When settlers came to North America, they took land from the ____________ people.

What is indigenous?

100

In "Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket" Tom is out on the ledge during the _________ ____________ of the story.

What is rising action?

100

There is _____________ in the way that Tom lets his paper fly back out the window at the end of "Contents...".

What is irony?

100

This means either foot or child

What is ped?

200

nat

what is born?

200

To ensure a healthy baby, pregnant women take __________ vitamins.

What is prenatal?

200

During the ________ __________ action of "Contents...", Tom realizes how important his wife is to him.

What is the falling action?

200

When there are hints about what will happen later in the story, it is called __________.

What is foreshadowing?

200

This means death

What is mort?
300

curs

what is run?

300

Writing in which the letters run together, and which most students do not learn, is called ____________.

What is cursive?

300

The __________ of "Contents..." occurs when Tom punches through the window of his apartment.

What is the climax?

300

The part of "Contents..." during which the reader is told about Tom's goals at the company and why/how he has worked on this project is the ___________.

What is exposition?

300

This means flesh

What is carn?

400

paleo

what is old?

400

Dinosaurs are believed to have lived during the _____________ era.

What is paleolithic?

400

People make ___________ to popular culture (memes, shows, movies) or to timeless works (the Bible, mythology) to help their audience better understand their message.

What are allusions?

400

The narrator in the Winnie the Pooh cartoons is a __ __________ _____________ narrator, because he is able to show what all the characters think and feel.

What is 3rd person omniscient?

400

This means soul

What is psych?

500

crypt

what is hidden?

500

I prefer to shop on websites which __________ payment information to keep it safe from hackers.

What is encrypt?

500

During "Soft Rains Must Fall", there is a great deal of _________ to show the reader how life in the house was before the nuclear event.

What is flashback?

500

The Lion King is a movie which is full of the ____________ of animal characters who seem human.

What is personification?

500

This means race or culture

What is ethno?