Vocabulary
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LiteraryTerms
Literary Terms
Current events from this week
100
Fetid
What is having a bad odor
100
quell
What is to suppress or subdue
100
The point of view when the narrator is involved in the action and is writing about his or her direct experiences, thoughts or actions
What is First-person Point of view
100
The part of the story when the main conflict has been introduced and the tension and/or suspense begins to increase as the plot twists towards a turning point.
What is The Rising Action?
100
The copyright infringement case was between
What is a monkey and a photographer?
200
sham
What is a fraud, an empty pretense
200
insurgent
What is one who rebels or revolts against authority
200
The point of view when the narrator is not involved in the story, and is writing about how the characters think, feel and react to the story.
What is Third Person Point of view?
200
Daily Triple The turning point in the story when the protagonist realizes how to end the conflict - it is often the point when the suspense and the plot twist reach a high point.
What is The climax
200
The winner of the copyright case was
Who was the photographer?
300
ferocity
What is fierceness
300
duress
What is constraint by force or threats -
300
DAILY DOUBLE The main character in the story who struggles with the conflict
What is the Protagonist?
300
The point in the story when the suspense and the plot twist winds down just before the ending
What is the falling action?
300
Many teachers do not like these because they say it is distracting to the learning process
What are Fidget Spinners
400
maniacal
What is wild or crazed
400
latent
What is present but not active or evident
400
A character or force that creates the conflict that goes against for the Main character, usually ( but not always) the Good Guy or Gal.
What is the Antagonist?
400
This is the end of the story
What is the resolution?
400
These cost 14K a piece
What is a sleeping pod?
500
malevolent
What is wishing harm to others
500
retribution
What is a penalty or punishment
500
The beginning of the story where the writer exposes the characters and the setting.
What is the exposition?
500
The term used to distinguish the type of story, whether it is a thriller, science fiction, fiction, non-fiction, etc.
What is GENRE?
500
The reason sleeping pods are used in schools
What is to help sleep deprived students rest their brains so they can learn better.