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The time and place of action in a story (where and when).
What is setting?
100
A feeling of anxiety or anticipation about what will happen next.
What is suspense?
100
When the author gives hints or clues about actions to come.
What is foreshadowing?
100
Words or phrases that link sentences and paragraphs together.
What are transition words?
100
Ryleah's favourite song.
What is Thinking Out Loud?
200
The feeling or atmosphere that the writer creates.
What is the mood?
200
A comparison of two things (does not use "like" or "as").
What is a metaphor?
200
A comparison of two things using "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
200
The first sentence in a paragraph. It should only contain the main idea.
What is a topic sentence?
200
Mrs. Bingham's favourite vacation destination.
What is France?
300
The main character in the story.
What is the protagonist?
300
Giving human qualities to ideas and things.
What is personification?
300
The turning point of the story. The moment when the action comes to its highest point of dramatic conflict.
What is the climax?
300
This sentence should restate your main idea.
What is a concluding sentence?
300
This gets wetter as it dries.
What is a towel?
400
The character who opposes the main character in some way.
What is the antagonist?
400
When what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected to happen.
What is situational irony?
400
When the reader understands more about the events of a story than a character.
What is dramatic irony?
400
Do this when you lose track of meaning while reading.
What is reread?
400
Mrs. Bingham's favourite magazine. Hint: ________ Times
What is Vegetarian Times?
500
The main idea or message.
What is theme?
500
The central source of tension and drama in a story.
What is conflict?
500
The way(s) the writer shows what a character is like.
What is characterization?
500
To use clues in a text to come to a conclusion.
What is inferring?
500
This can't be used until it is broken.
What is an egg?