summerschool language arts vocab
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superamazingkid on July 5, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 exposition | the beginning of the story when the setting is introduced. |
| setting | where and when the story takes place. |
| rising action | details and events that lead to the climax. |
| climax | it's the most exciting and the turning point inthe story |
| falling action | events that lead to the resolution. |
| resolution | the end of the story with a happyending or a unhappy ending. |
| protagonist | a hero in the story often the main character. |
| antagonist | a person or force that goes against the protagonist. |
| flashback | a memory from the past. |
| inference | to make an educated guess. |
| ode | a poem that pays tribute to someone or something. |
| imagery | language that appears to the 5 senses. |
| simile | comparison using like or as |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something. |
| alliteration | using the same sound of words in a snetence or a line of poetry. |
| personification | when something that is not human has human charateristics. |
| paraphrase | longer than a summary when using your own words. |
| summary | a quick explanation of the main idea. |
| stanza | a paragraph in a poem. |
| narrator | the person telling the story. |
| speaker | the voice speaking the poem. |
| conflict | the problem within the story |
| internal conflict | a problem he/she has to face by himself |
| external conflict | discussion with someone else |
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