FSA Vocab Review

Implied meaning of a word 

Direct comparison without like or as 

Reference to someone/something of historical, cultural, literary, or political importance 

A brief statement or account of the main points of a whole text.

The time and place of a story

Repetition of consonant sounds 

The creative use of words to express more than the literal meaning

Arrangement that forms parts of a poem; "paragraphs" of a poem 

The organization of a text

Literal, exact, dictionary definition 

Fully and clearly expressed or demonstrated; definite

Shows how one event makes other events happen

Giving human characteristics to non-human things.

The process of arriving at some conclusion based on context clues and text evidence.

Intended reader

Turning point; when the protagonist takes action and makes a decision to solve their problem

Includes details to help picture or get to know asubject 

Presents stepsor events in time order

What a character thinks, believes, or feels

The first part/beginning part of the plot; introduces characters, setting, problems

Describes aproblem followed by solutions

The actions that work out the decisions of the climax

Points outsimilarities and differences between two or more subjects 

An expression whose meaning is not always clear; literal meaning is different than the implied

Creates the feeling of excitement or worry by having to wait to find something out