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Language Arts
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Imagery | Words or phrases that appeal to the five senses |
| Conflict | A struggle between two opposing forces |
| Oxymoron | A figure of speech that combines two seemingly opposite words |
| Theme | The central idea of a story |
| Falling Action | Action that typically follows the climax |
| Simile | A figure of speech that compares two things using like or as |
| Mood | The feeling created in the reader during the story |
| Exposition | The beginning of a story |
| Connotation | A set of ideas associated with a word |
| Metaphor | Compares two things without like or as |
| Alliteration | The repetition of sounds at the beginning of a word |
| Characters | A person or animal that takes part in the story |
| First Person | The story told by a character |
| Denotation | Dictionary meaning of a word |
| Diction | The manner in which we express words |
| Plot | The conflict of a story |
| Point of View | the way the story is viewed |
| Protagonist | The main character |
| Antagonist | The character in conflict with the protagonist |
| Personification | Giving inanimate objects the characteristics of a human |
| Resolution | The outcome of a story |
| Foreshadowing | When the author uses clues to hint at what could happens later in the story |
| Rising Action | The part of the story that happens directly after a conflict is introduced |
| Tone | A reflection of a writers attitude toward a story |
| Flashback | When an earlier event is inserted into the current story |
| Climax | The turning point of a story |
| Third Person Omniscient | When the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of over two characters |
| Setting | Where the story takes place |
| Suspense | Growing intensity while awaiting the climax |
| Third Person Limited | When the narrator knows less than two characters thoughts or feelings |
| Evidence | Finding exact quotes or facts from the text to support your answer |
| Central ideas | Main point of the text |
| Authors purpose | Entertain, persuade, inform |
| Narrative form | Tells a story |
| Tone | How the author expresses their feelings or opinion in a text or a story |
| Nouns | Person, place, thing or idea |
| Common noun | Not specific |
| Proper noun | Specific and capitalized |
| Abstract noun | Idea or concept |
| Concrete noun | Physical Object |
| Singular noun | 1 |
| Plural noun | 2+ |
| Possessive noun | owned or owns |
| Pronoun | takes the place of nouns |
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