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vocabulary

TermDefinition
plot the events that happen in the beginning and middle and end of a story.
setting the time and place of a story.
dialogue conversation character have with each other.
internal conflict A problem or struggle that happens inside a characters mind or heart.
External conflict A problem or struggle between a character and something outside of them.
Narrator The person or voice telling a story.
First person point of view The narrator is a character in inside the story and uses words like I,me, my ,we.
Third person point of view The narrator is outside the story and uses words like he, she, they, them.
figurative language language used in an imaginary way to express ideas that are not literally true.
simile compare two unlike things using words such as like or as.
metaphor metaphor compares two unlike things without using the words like or as.
sensory details Words that appeal to the five senses and/or language that follows the reader to create mental images.
connotation The feeling,ideas,or emotion a word makes you think of.
denotation The exact dictionary definition of a word.
Exposition The introduction to the story that usually reveals the setting, the major characters, and the conflict.
Rising Action The major event develop the plot and lead to the climax.
climax The even that is the turning pain in the story, at which the conflict is usually resolved.
Falling Action The events that began to conclude the story and lead to the ending.
Resolution The events that conclude the story and reveal its message.
Theme The central message that runs throughout a story.
Foreshadowing Clues or hints in a story of events that will happen later in the plot.
Personification Giving human characteristics or traits to an animal or non living things.
commentary The reader's own interpretation of what is happening within the a story. This goes beyond the surface-level of the text, and can include the readers personal opinions.
peculiar When something is peculiar, that means it is odd, strange, or unusual.
ornery being ornery is to be difficult, stubborn, or to have a bad-temper.
divulge to divulge something is to share a secret, or private information.
gullible to be gullible is to easily believe something or too trusting of something someone says.
caboodle A caboodle is a collection or groups of things.
omnipotent When something is omnipotent, it has unlimited power and can do anything
defiant To be defiant, is to openly disobey a rule or law
remarkable when something is remarkable, it is special, interesting, and worth mentioning.
boa A boa is a type of long scarf made of feathers or similar material.
gallantly to do something gallantly, is to show bravery and good manners.
dismantle To dismantle something is to break it apart.
diabolic when something is diabolic that means it is extremely evil or cruel.
cholesterol Cholesterol refers to an unhealthy fat found in some foods, such as butter.
receptionist A receptionist is someone who sits at a desk and answers for businesses.
sensible To be sensible is to show careful judgement, or make good, thought-out decisions
pandemonium A pandemonium refers to a feeling when everything Is wild, loud,or out of control
Subplot The secondary plot that happens along with the main plot.
hyperbole A type of figurative language that makes an exaggerated statement which is not meant to be taken literally.
Thesis (statement) A sentence in the introduction of and essay that states the writer's position or opinion on the topic of the essay.
Memoir A form of narrative writing, written from the perspective of the author, about an important time in their life.
Non- Fiction A type of writing that is based on real events and real people.
Central idea The main message a writer wants readers to understand from a text.
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