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vocab words
for english
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Theme | The message of the story. EX. One major theme in Speak is finding your voice after trauma — Melinda learns to speak up and reclaim her identity. |
| Conflict | Main problem of a story. EX. Melinda struggles with internal conflict after the party and external conflict with peers who ostracize her for calling the cops. |
| First Person Perspective | a narrative perspective where the story is told from the viewpoint of a character within the story, using pronouns like "I," "me," and "my" EX. The novel is told entirely in Melinda’s voice, letting readers experience her thoughts and emotions directly: “I am an outcast.” |
| Symbolism | an object, a person, a situation, or an action that has a literal meaning in a story but suggests or represents other meanings EX. The tree Melinda works on in art class symbolizes her growth and healing throughout the year. |
| Motif | a motif is a repeated symbol, idea, image, or detail that appears throughout a story to help create meaning and connect to the larger theme EX. The repeated image of silence vs. voice is a motif — it represents Melinda’s journey from being voiceless to finally speaking her truth. |
| Noun | Person, Place, Thing, or idea EX. School, Melinda, and art are nouns in the story. |
| Verb | An action word or state of being EX. Speak, hide, and draw are verbs connected to Melinda’s actions and emotions. |
| Adjective | A word that describes/modifies a noun EX. Words like silent, lonely, and strong describe Melinda at different points in the novel. |
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