Figurative Lang.
Setting
Poetic Structure
Vocab 6
Vocab 7
200

This is a word that compares 2 unlike things using "like" or "as"

What is simile.

200

This refers to when the story takes place, which can include the time of day, season, historical period (past, present, or future), and the overall duration of the story. 

What is time.

200

This is the beginning of the story (or mountain) where the setting is introduced.

What is exposition

200

This is arranged in the order of time that events occurred or took place.

What is chronological.

200

This is the condition of being eager to act or work

What is motivation

400

This word is an extreme exaggeration.

What is hyperbole.

400

This is the physical location where the events unfold, which can range from a specific room or building to a broad geographical region like a city, country, or even outer space.

What is place.

400

This is at the point where the problem starts.

What is rising action.

400

This is a description of events in the order that they happened.

What is a chronicle.

400

This is a large vehicle used to pull farm equipment.

What is a tractor.

600

This word gives human-like qualities to nonreal items.

What is personification.

600

This includes the surrounding physical and social elements, such as the landscape, weather, climate, and the cultural context like social conditions, customs, and technology.

What is environment.

600

This is where you are at the top of the mountain, or the best part of the story.

What is climax

600

This is occurring for a limited amount of time; not permanent.

What is temporary.

600

This is to make something become smaller or shorter; to become smaller.

What is contract.

800

This word phrases whose meaning is not deducible from the literal words 

What is an idiom.

800

This person is the opposing person to the main character.

What is an antagonist.

800

This is where the problem is starting to go away.

What is falling action.

800

This is a place or position.

What is location.

800

This is to cause something, such as your arm or leg, to straighten out or to stretch out.

What is extend.

1000

This is a literary device and rhetorical technique characterized by a contrast or incongruity between what is stated and what is actually meant, or between appearance and reality

What is irony.

1000

This is the main character of the story.

What is a protagonist.

1000

This is when the problem has been solved

What is resolution

1000

This is to divide or give out (something) for a special reason or to particular people, companies, or groups.

What is allocate

1000
This is likely to cause people to argue or disagree.

What is contentious.