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Literary Terms
Vocabulary in "Zebra"
Vocabulary in "Seventh Grade"
Stories We've Read
Poetry Terms
100
The time and place of a story
What is setting?
100
thin and bony
What is gaunt?
100
stout or overweight
What is portly?
100
A story about a boy who tries to steal a woman's purse and learns a lesson about life
What is "Thank You, M'am"?
100
A comparison using like or as
What is simile?
200
A problem or struggle in a story
What is conflict?
200
to shrink as in pain or distress
What is wince?
200
to look angry by drawing the eyebrows together and frowning
What is scowl?
200
A story about a boy who pretends to know French so he can go out with a girl he likes
What is "Seventh Grade"?
200
The giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea
What is personification?
300
A message or moral in a story
What is theme?
300
threatening
What is menacing?
300
to continue to stay or delay leaving
What is linger?
300
A story about a mean, rich, old man who sees what he has done wrong and changes his ways
What is "A Christmas Carol"?
300
A comparison NOT using like or as
What is metaphor?
400
The sequence of events in a story
What is plot?
400
full of enthusiasm or joy
What is exuberantly?
400
to walk heavily or plod
What is trudge?
400
A story about two best friends who have to box each other
What is "Amigo Brothers"?
400
The repetition of a sound or letter at the beginning of words
What is alliteration?
500
The turning point of a story
What is climax?
500
arranged in a complex way
What is intricate?
500
extreme fierceness or intensity
What is ferocity?
500
A story about people who turn against each other when strange things start happening in their neighborhood
What is "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street"?
500
The use of words whose sound suggests their meaning--like snap, crackle, pop
What is onomatopoeia?