Grammar
A word that describes a noun or pronoun by giving more detail about its size, shape, color, or quality.
Adjective
The sequence of interconnected events that make up the story from beginning to end.
Plot
A word that's fun to say and hard to spell! It imitates the sound it describes (buzz, hiss, boom, splash)
Onomatopoeia
I have always enjoyed reading the book more than _____________________.
I watched the movie version.
watching the movie.
to watch the movie.
Watch the movie
2. watching the movie
The final outcome of the story.
Resolution
A word that modifies or describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb, usually telling how, when, where, or to what extent (quickly, yesterday, very, everywhere).
Adverb
The underlying message, moral, or central idea that the author wants to share through the story.
Theme
An extreme exaggeration, not meant to be taken literally (“I’ve told you a million times”).
Hyperbole
The boy __________ father is a doctor often visits me.
That
Where
Who
Whose
4. Whose
The events immediately following the climax, and the story begins winding down toward a conclusion.
Falling Actions
A word used to connect words, phrases, or clauses together (FANBOYS)
Conjunction
The main character of the story who drives the plot forward and usually faces the primary conflict. Also known as the "good guy".
Protagonist
A figure of speech that combines two contradictory or opposite words side by side for effect (“jumbo shrimp”, “deafening silence”, “bittersweet”).
Oxymoron
Tom is writing the letter now. The letter ________________ by Tom.
was written
is being written
has been written
is written
2. is being written
The introduction of the story, where the main characters, setting, and basic background information are established.
Exposition
A word that shows the relationship in time, space, or direction between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence (e.g., in, on, under, before, through).
Preposition
The emotional atmosphere or feeling created for the reader by the story's setting, language, and imagery
Mood
An expression or phrase whose meaning cannot be understood from the literal definition of its individual words (“piece of cake” means easy).
Idiom
My mom ________ for two days by the time I see her.
has been travelling
will has been travelling
will have been travelling
had been travelling
c. will have been travelling
A series of events that build tension and develop the main conflict.
Raising Actions
A word or short phrase used to express sudden emotion, reaction, or exclamation, often set off by an exclamation point or comma (e.g., Wow!, Ouch!, Oh, Hey!).
Interjection
The central struggle or problem between opposing forces
Conflict
Name these TWO devices:
1. The repetition of initial consonant sound in words close together (“Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers”)
2. The repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words (“the rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain”).
Alliteration & Assonance
Sarah thought she ________ to that zoo before.
has been
had be
had been
been
3. had been
The event that introduces the main conflict, and sets the story's into motion.
Inciting incident