Roots/affixes
Phobia--
claustrophobia, arachnophobia
What is fear?
The boy was as brave as a lion.
What is a simile?
The main character
What is the protagonist?
A problem that needs to be resolved
What is conflict?
The punctuation used before a coordinating conjunction
What is a comma?
Micro --
Microbiology, microscopic, microcosm
What is small?
Example:
Love is a battefield.
What is metaphor?
What is a dynamic or round character?
Character vs. Nature, paranormal, another character
All of the FANBOYS
Auto--
Autonomy, automatic, autobiography
Example:
I've told you a million times.
What is hyperbole?
The act of developing a character
What is characterization?
When all the loose ends are finally wrapped up
What is resolution?
A clause that is not a complete sentence
What is a dependent clause?
Astro-
Astronaut, astronomy, astrophsyics
What is star?
Example:
My alarm yelled at me to get up.
What is personification?
When someone in the story gives specific information about a character.
What is direct characterization?
The series of events that increase the tension and move the plot forward
What is rising action?
What the subject does
What is the predicate?
Bene --
Benefactor, benevolent, beneficial
What is good?
The heater hissed and crackled.
What is onomatopoeia?
When the reader gains knowledge about a character through dialogue, thoughts, or actions.
What is indirect characterization?
This is the French term for 'resolution'
What is denouement?
The part of speech when a verb ending in -ing is used as a noun. Example: Her singing is like magic.
What is a gerund?