language arts vocab period 1
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 conflict | a problem a character faces |
| internal conflict | a mental problem (such as guilt) |
| external conlict | a problem a character has |
| exposition | the beginning of a story when the setting and characters are introduced |
| setting (time and place) | when and where the story takes place |
| rising action | events that builds suspence and leads to the climax |
| climax | the most exciting part of the story and the turning point (the point of no return) |
| falling action | events that ease suspence and lead to the resolution |
| resolution | the end of the story (no cliff hanger) problem is resolved and (cliff hanger) problem isn't |
| antagonist | the villian in the story |
| protagonist | the hero in the story |
| flashback | when you look back at a memory from the past |
| imagery | lanuage that appeals to the five senses |
| simile | a comparison of two things using "like" or "as" (ex: i run as fast as a cheetah) |
| metaphor | a comparison of two things without using "like" or "as" (ex: i am a cheetah) |
| alliteration | using the same sound at the beginning of words in a sentence or a line of poetry |
| personification | when something that is not human is given human characteristics |
| inference/to infer | to make an educated guess about someone or something |
| ode | a poem that pays tribute to someone or something |
| summary | shorter than a paraphrase; a quick explanation of just the main ideas |
| paraphrase | longer than a summary; put each sentence in your own words |
| stanza | a paragrah in a poem |
| narrator | the person telling the story |
| speaker | the narrator of a poem |
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