Vocabulary
to be absorbed in one’s own thoughts
What kind of figurative language is this:
She was as sly as a fox when she nabbed cookies from Grandma's jar.
SIMILE
What is the name of a piece called?
TITLE
What do you call the most exciting part or the turning point of the story?
THE CLIMAX
to inflict a violent and disfiguring injury on
MUTILATE
(of a bad situation) present or experienced to a severe or intense degree.
ACUTE
What kind of figurative language is this:
FLASH! BANG! BOOM!
onomatopoeia
What do you call enlarged, repeated text for emphasis?
POP OUT TEXT
What do you call the actions that follow the climax?
FALLING ACTION
more than what is needed or used; excess
SURPLUS
to give rise to a strong reaction or emotion in someone
PROVOKE
What kind of figurative language is this:
I literally ate like 10 burgers last night! I was so hungry I could have eaten a horse!
HYPERBOLE
What do you call images or graphs included in a text?
VISUAL AIDS
What do you call the end of a story?
THE RESOLUTION
obvious to the eye or mind
CONSPICUOUS
a person or thing that causes an event to take place
CATALYST
What kind of figurative language is this:
You have to spend money to make money.
PARADOX
What do you call the small number next to a word or phrase in a text?
FOR DOUBLE POINTS: Why would an author include this small number?
A FOOTNOTE
TO CITE, TO DEFINE, OR TO EXPLAIN FURTHER CONTEXT
What do you call the actions that happen after the setting and characters are established?
RISING ACTIONS
hostility to or prejudice against Jewish people
ANTI-SEMITISM
the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation
emancipation
What kind of figurative language is this:
You're barking up the wrong tree!
IDIOM
(a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words)
How do you know if a nonfiction piece of writing is credible?
CHECKING THE SOURCE OF THE ARTICLE AS WELL AS THE SOURCES REFERENCED
What is the beginning of a story called when characters, setting, and conflict are established?
EXPOSITION
done or acting secretly and quietly to avoid being noticed
FURTIVE / FURTIVELY