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Words and their definitions
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It may be used to clue the reader to what the literary story is about or may hint at a theme.

What is the title?

100

A genre where suspense, intrigue, and fear are common and Mr. Poe lived it.

What is gothic horror?

100

The term for a comparison between two unlike things that does not contain the word "like" or "as..."

What is a Metaphor?

100
A context clue that follows an unfamiliar word with signal words such as "such as" or "including" to provide a reader with an idea or illustration.
What is an example context clue?
100
The term in the stages of plot for where a story takes place.
What is setting?
100

An exceptionally keen ability to see things or discern ideas.

What is sagacity?

200

When an author uses specific words to make you feel a certain way, they are creating this.

What is mood?

200

The part of the word that makes up the core meaning of a word and cannot stand alone.

What is the root?

200
The term for a description of an object, animal, place or idea as if it were human or had human qualities.
What is Personification?
200
A type of context clue that uses the signal words "because, since, as a result, therefore ..."
What is Cause and Effect?
200
The term that refers to the first stage of plot....
What is the Exposition stage?
200
Showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth.

What is profound?

300

The acronym that represents how a character is created by an author.

What is S.T.E.A.L.?

300
The name of the word part that goes at the end of a word and can change a words tense or state of being.

What is a suffix?

300
The type of figurative language being use in the phrase "her eyes were like the ocean, blue and filled with tears."
What is a Simile
300
The type of context clue in which the writer uses signal words such as "like, similar to, likewise."
What is a Comparison?
300
The term for the most important moment in a story, also known as "the turning point."
What is the Climax?
300

A lawyer who works for the government.

What is a prosecutor?

400

Edgar Allan Poe had the narrator saying we might think him "mad" what tool was he using to let us know the narrator was mad indeed?

What is word choice or diction?

400

A powerful word, it means to give the facts or back up with details.

What is support?

400
The term associated with extreme exaggeration for effect?
What is Hyperbole
400
The context clue an author uses when they restate the meaning of a word for the reader.
What is a definition context clue?
400
The common term for a series of events in a story.
What is Plot?
400

Showing little energy, glum.

What is subdued?

500

The words and phrases the author uses to let the reader in on how he or she feels about the topic.

What is tone?

500

When someone says "read between the lines" they are asking you to this.

What is make an inference or infer?

500

The term for an expression in which what happens is the opposite of what is expected.

What is irony?

500
When two things are not similar, an author might use the signal words "unlike, however, although" to point out _____________ type of context clue.
What is a contrast context clue?
500
A term that expresses a struggle between different forces, a real problem for some folks.
What is conflict?
500

With energy or passion!

What is vehemently?