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Streets of Memphis
Vocab from The Rights to the Streets of Memphis
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| an account of a person's life written by that person | autobiography |
| an account of someone's life written by someone else | biography |
| prefix meaning self/same | auto |
| a word, letter or number placed before another that modifies a term's meaning | prefix |
| a morpheme (sound/part of a word) added at the end of another word to modify meaning | suffix |
| any struggle between opposing forces | conflict |
| occurs when the audience is unsure of what will happen next in a story, anticipating an upcoming event, or when the outcome is uncertain | suspense |
| lines spoken by a character or characters, especially a conversation | dialogue |
| use of words to convey a meaning opposite its literal meaning | irony |
| a relationship between actions or events that result in another action or event | cause and effect |