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100

The main character in a story, the focus of attention



What is the protagonist?

100

the big idea of a story which connects the character, setting, and plot; it is a lesson we learn from the characters

What is the theme?

100

Compares two unlike things using like or as

What is a simile?

100

a verse in a poem

What is a stanza?

100

short story, novel or play that has characters that are made up

What is fiction?

200

has an important role, but is not the main focus



What is the supporting character?

200

the turning point of the story

What is the climax?

200

a way of describing something comparing it to something else directly

What is a metaphor?

200

when words end with the same sound

What is a Rhyme?

200

true information (articles, biographies, autobiographies)



What is nonfiction?

300

where and when the story takes place



What is the setting?

300

the problem a character in the story faces

What is the conflict?

300

giving something non-human human characteristics or qualities



What is personification?

300

A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem

What is a rhyme scheme?

300

an expression or description that does not mean exactly what it says

What is figurative language?

400

the main events in a story: what happened to whom and in what order

what is the plot?

400

how the story ends, how the conflict is resolved

What is the resolution?

400

an exaggeration of the truth usually meant to be humorous

What is hyperbole?

400

the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem that may create a beat

What is rhythm? 

400

something which stands for or suggests something else



What is symbolism?

500

developing a character in a story by describing appearance, revealing thoughts, or letting he character speak

What is characterization?

500

the perspective from which the story is presented



What is point of view?

500

when the author provides clues to the reader about what is to come later in the story

What is foreshadowing?

500

the author's choice of words to achieve a certain effect

What is diction?

500

descriptive language that includes the senses ( sight, sound, taste, touch, feel)

What is imagery?