Springboard Unit 1 Vocabulary

What is a series of connected events told like a story

The category or class to which a literary work belongs.

One character from the story that narrates the story. It is limited to his or her thoughts, feelings, and perspective.

True or False: hyperbole is an overexaggeration

Something real that stands for/suggests another thing that cannot in itself be pictured or shown

The main idea of a literary work that usually expresses a lesson learned.

What is the definition of denotation?

Two stories or “things” put side by side for the purpose of comparison/contrast

The narrator or storyteller from whose perspective the story is being told.

The character who opposes the main character, usually the “bad” guy.

A figure of speech that cannot be defined literally

A story about the adventures of superhuman beings that attempts to describe the origin of a people's customs/beliefs

The clear and orderly presentation of ideas

The main character, usually the “good” guy.

When a writer includes sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste to engage a reader's interest, it is known as...

The use of literary and poetic devices to describe something by comparing it with something else is known as...

This narrator is God-like and tells us what every character is thinking or feeling.

True or False: connotation is an idea or feeling that a word invokes

The way one thing influences or acts upon another

The narrator is not a character in the story, but lets the reader know what the main character(s) feel.