Common Core Academic Vocabulary ELA

Question 1

the account of a person's life written by someone other than the subject

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biography

Question 2

an interruption in the chronological narrative that goes to an earlier part in the story

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flashback

Question 3

Shortened by condensing or rewriting

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abridged

Question 4

the script of a film, usually containing camera and stage directions

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screen play

Question 5

the relationship of the narrator to the story

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point of view

Question 6

fiction dealing with the impact of real science or imaginary superscience

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science fiction

Question 7

extravagant exaggeration

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hyperbole

Question 8

conjoining contradictory words

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oxymoron

Question 9

relating to or presented by a graph

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graphical

Question 10

the sequence of events in a story, novel, or play

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plot

Question 11

the time and place in which a story, novel, or play occurs

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setting

Question 12

the use of clues by an author to prepare readers for events that will happen in a story

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foreshadowing

Question 13

the manner in which something is expressed in words

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diction

Question 14

a type of drama that is humorous and has a happy ending

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comedy

Question 15

language that emphasizes sensory impressions (hear, feel, smell, taste)

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imagery

Question 16

a conversation between characters

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dialogue

Question 17

a film presenting the facts about a person or event

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documentary

Question 18

a play in which the main character suffers a downfall

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tragedy

Question 19

the intended meaning of the words is the opposite of their literal meaning

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irony

Question 20

a literary work's overall message about life or human nature

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theme

Question 21

a form of literature that explores unreal worlds

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fantasy

Question 22

a story that imitates or misrepresents a style (fractured fairy tales)

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parody

Question 23

the attitude of the narrator toward the subject, ideas, theme, or characters

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tone

Question 24

the central struggle between opposing forces in a story or drama

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conflict

Question 25

the story of a person's life written by that person

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autobiography

Question 26

Representing animals as if they had human emotions and intelligence

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anthropomorphism

Question 27

a person in a literary work

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character

Question 28

a dramatic speech by one person

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monologue

Question 29

the central character in a story, drama, or dramatic poem (main character)

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protagonist

Common Core Academic Vocabulary ELA

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Common Core Academic Vocabulary ELA

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