Literary Tools
Parts of a Story
Grammar
Vocab I
Vocab II
100

To quote as evidence to support a response

Cite

100

The time and place of a story

setting

100

Person, place or thing

Noun

100

Unwilling or unable to believe something

Incredulous

100

Harsh, cutting language or tone intended to ridicule or make fun of

sarcasm

200

To examine the parts of something in detail

Analyze

200

The sequence of events that form a story

Plot

200

Action word

Verb

200

In a casually calm and relaxed manner

nonchalantly

200

To draw back suddenly, as though in pain or fear

wince

300

To use your understanding of a text and your own experiences to draw conclusions.

Make inferences

300

An individual in a literary work whose thoughts, feelings, actions, and reactions move the action of the plot forward.

Character

300

Describes a noun

Adjective

300

Showing a desire to resist authority, control, or convention

rebellious

300

Feeling sorrowful or regret

rueful

400

Precisely and clearly stated

explicit

400

Main character in a story

Protagonist

400

Describes a verb

Adverb

400

A newspaper article written on behalf of an editor that gives an opinion on a topical issue

editorial 

400

Wide-ranging knowledge and appreciation of many parts of the world arising from urban life and wide travel

Sophisticated

500

Implied, but not stated directly

Implicit

500

A character or force in conflict with the main character

Antagonist

500

These three things should always be capitalized 

Proper names, titles and the beginning of sentences

500

Difficult or impossible to understand

unfathomable

500

Uneasy or fearful about something that might happen

Apprehensive