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Ms. Holbrook
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Vocabulary
Widefield High School
Literary terms
100

Where am I from?

California

100

This father of the "American fable" influenced endless media with slippers, curtains, and "no place like home."

Who is L. Frank Baum?

100
Relating to mother, especially during childbirth or pregnancy
What is maternal?
100

The words which make up P.O.W.E.R.

What are Pride, Ownership, Work, Excellence, Respect?

100

the purposeful use of the same word or phrase multiple times in a piece of writing to emphasize a point, theme or emotion

what is repetition

200

Favorite Color

Yellow

200

The author of "The Great Gatsby."

Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald?

200
appropriate to the father
What is paternal?
200

The principal

Who is Dr. Bitting?

200

A struggle between characters or opposing forces

What is conflict?

300

Where I received a degree

What is California State University Bakersfield

300

The author of "The Story of an Hour."

Who is Kate Chopin?

300
After discovering an old picture of his great uncle, Phillip became interested in the ____ of his family.
What is genealogy?
300

The class when you can visit other teachers for help or to make up a test.

What is Advisory?

300

____ is the words characters speak.

What is dialogue?

400

My favorite video game

Valorant

400

This author wrote classics like "Huckleberry Finn" and "The Diary of Eve."

Who is Mark Twain?
400
Raymond was an ___ who abandoned Germany for America.
What is expatriate?
400

What is the mascot?

Who is Charlie the Gladiator?

400
A special kind of ___ is a ___—a speech by a character alone on stage, whose words reveal what he or she is thinking or feeling.
What is monologue, soliloquy?
500

What book am I reading?

What is Harry Potter

500

This author pioneered "a room of [her] own" with works like "To the Lighthouse" and "Mrs. Dalloway."

Who is Virginia Woolf?

500

the specifically selected and chosen words an author uses in writing

What is diction?

500

The "other" high school, waaaaay back before Mesa Ridge.

What is Sproul?

500

an argumentative style that emphasizes credibility and examples of your point

What is ethos?