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Terms
Plot
Character
Figurative Language
Poetry and Language
100
Stories that are not true (Checkouts)
What is FICTION
100
The final outcome of a story
What is a RESOLUTION
100
The central character in a story
What is the PROTAGONIST
100
"The sun greeted me this morning." "The flowers begged for water."
What is PERSONIFICATION
100
"Orchards full of bloom and scent" "The hills of gray"
What is IMAGERY
200
Stories are intended to teach a lesson. Animals or inanimate objects are typical characters.
What is a FABLE
200
"Fuzzy" white clouds frame these scenes
What are FLASHBACKS
200
Point of view when the narrator is NOT a character in the story
What is the THIRD PERSON POINT OF VIEW
200
"Hell's Angels" "Living Dead"
What is an OXYMORON
200
Language that belongs to a specific group or region (ex. "Howdy" "I'm fixin' to..")
What is DIALECT
300
A word or object that stands for another word
What is SYMBOLISM
300
When the character struggles with an outside force
What is an EXTERNAL CONFLICT
300
An example of this type of character: Cinderella's stepmother (she is mean throughout the entire story)
What is a STATIC CHARACTER
300
"Catch some Zs" "Couch potato"
What is an IDIOM
300
"Full fathom five thy father lies"
What is ALLITERATION
400
Why a problem begins and what happens because of the problem
What is CAUSE AND EFFECT
400
Mentioning Johnny carrying a 6" switchblade is an example of this
What is FORESHADOWING
400
This character has depth and detail. Can change.
What is a ROUND CHARACTER
400
"Mrs. Frantz is a genius!"
What is a METAPHOR
400
Creak, squeak, bump in the night I wake up in such a fright I jump up to turn on the light!
What is RHYME
500
Reading between the lines--drawing conclusions from details in a story
What is an INFERENCE
500
Point in "Stop the Sun" where Terry's father describes his experience in Vietnam (point of highest interest for the reader)
What is CLIMAX
500
"If all eighth graders were narrators, they would be this kind..."
What is OMNISCIENT (all-knowing)
500
"Bam!" "Zing!"
What is ONOMATOPOEIA
500
Language we would use in casual conversation
What is INFORMAL