Vocabulary for First Half of Unit 3

Question 1

a struggle between opposing forces

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conflict

Question 2

a noun or noun phrase placed near another noun to explain or identify it

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appositive

Question 3

questions go beyond text and require you to think about larger issues or ideas raised by text

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universal question

Question 4

a secondary plot that occurs along with a main plot

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subplot

Question 5

and, but, or, for, so, yet, nor

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coordinating conjunctions

Question 6

the process of examining closely and commenting on the elements of a literary work

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literary analysis

Question 7

a logical guess or assumption about something that has not yet happened

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prediction

Question 8

clues or hints signaling events that will occur later in the plot

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foreshadowing

Question 9

a comparison between two unlike things, using the words like or as

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simile

Question 10

a sudden and vivid memory of an event in the past

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flashback

Question 11

cannot find answers directly in text; but textual evidence points to and supports your answers

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interpretive question

Question 12

the feeling created by a literary work or passage

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atmosphere

Question 13

a verb is in this voice when the subject of the sentence performs an action

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active voice

Question 14

a verb is in this voice when the subject receives the action; that is, has something done to it

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passive voice

Question 15

a comparison between two unlike things in which one thing becomes another

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metaphor

Question 16

a recurring elements, image, or idea in a work of literature

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motif

Question 17

the use of descriptive or figurative language to create words pictures

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imagery

Question 18

the narrator is someone outside the story

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third-person POV

Question 19

the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work

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protagonist

Question 20

the teller is a character in the story telling what he or she knows

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first-person POV

Question 21

overall emotional quality of a work, created by author's language, tone, and the subject matter

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mood

Question 22

the perspective from which a story is told

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point of view

Question 23

a logical guess or conclusion based on observation, prior experience, or textual evidence

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inference

Question 24

you can answer this type of question by looking at the text directly

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literal question

Question 25

the time and place in which a narrative occurs

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setting

Vocabulary for First Half of Unit 3

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Vocabulary for First Half of Unit 3

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