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The Horned Toad
Vocabulary from the short story "The Horned Toad"
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abundance | a large supply of something |
| vacant | an empty or unoccupied/uninhabited space |
| verdancy | the green, healthy growth of plants |
| progeny | offspring or children/descendants |
| desolation | an area of emptiness or bleakness |
| exposition | part of the plot that introduces the characters and setting |
| climax | the turning point for a character; the point of no return for a character |
| a boy feels guilty after his pet goldfish dies | ch. vs self |
| a girl faces danger outside lost in the woods | ch. vs nature |
| Rosa Parks fights against the rules of society by refusing to sit in the back of the bus. | ch. vs society |
| Family is important is an example of a ________________ in a story. | theme |
| specific characteristics that make someone who they are | character traits |
| a character who undergoes significant internal change throughout the course of a story | dynamic character |
| the process by which an author explicitly describes the traits, motivations, and characteristics of a character (word for word in the text) | direct characterization |
| how an author reveals a character's personality, traits, and motivations through their actions, speech, thoughts, appearance, and how others perceive them, rather than stating these qualities directly (is not directly stated) | indirect characterization |
| where two characters oppose each other due to clashing motivations, beliefs, or goals, creating a struggle that drives the plot forward | ch. vs ch |
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