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Vocabulary from "The Fly" page 753
Vocabulary from "Blanca Flor" pg. 755
Parts of Speech
Figurative language
Literary terms pg. 747
100
complicated, not simple
What is complex
100
determined; brave Sentence: Juanito made a __________ effort to help Blanca Flor.
What is valiant.
100
person, place, thing or idea.
What is a noun
100
Uses "like" or "as" for a comparison
What is a simile.
100
when writers give you clues about what might happen later.
What is foreshadowing.
200
show clearly; reveal Sentence: Actors _________ a range of emotions when they play a character
What is display.
200
unable to bear crops or fruit. Sentence: Don Ricardo had a _________ field.
What is barren.
200
an action
What is a verb
200
Makes a direct comparison without using "like" or "as"
What is a metaphor.
200
What's likely to happen as the play unfolds.
What is a prediction.
300
characterized by action; energetic; changing Sentence: Drama is a ___________ art form.
What is dynamic.
300
sweeping movement. Sentence: Don Ricardo left with a _____________.
What is flourish.
300
a word that describes
What is an adjective
300
The same letter or sound repeated in a sentence. Example: Mr. Brown boxed in Benny's bedroom.
What is alliteration.
300
educated guesses about what is happening in the story.
What is an inference.
400
most important Sentence: The ____________ character in a play is usually the one the audience cares most about.
What is principal.
400
fearfully; uneasily Sentence: Blanca Flor looked around __________________.
What is apprehensively.
400
A word that usually ends in "ly" and tells how something is done
What is an adverb
400
a common phrase/saying. Example: It's raining cats and dogs. They're selling faster than hotcakes.
What is an idiom.
400
When you are reading a play, you think about what you've already learned and experienced.
What is prior knowledge.
500
the end of the story, how everything is resolved
What is the resolution.
500
a speaker who is not a character in the story, to describe actions and events.
What is a narrator.
500
He, she, it, him, her, they, I (Takes place of a proper noun)
What is a pronoun
500
Taking an object that is not human and giving it human qualities. Example: The clock stared back at me.
What is personification.
500
the order of events in the story.
What is sequence