SpringBoard Eng 6 Unit 1 Vocabulary

A type of thinking.To determine various component parts & examine their nature and relationship

The perspective from which a story is told.

A quality where all parts contribute to the development of central idea, theme, or order

A narrative device that hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader.

The reason something happens and the result of it happening

Language that communicates ideas beyond the ordinary or literal meaning of the words.

Conversation between two or more characters.

A word or phrase (group of words) that connect ideas, details, or events in writing.

(v.) to restate in other words; a statement that presents a given idea in new language

The dictionary definition of a word

The order in which things happen or should happen

A brief work of fiction

A method an author uses to let readers know more about the characters and their personal traits

A word that means the same as another word

All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests

your own true story

A word that means the opposite of another word

Descriptive language that attempts to invoke one or more of the five senses.

Sequence of events in a story

The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events.

A category or type of literature characterized by a particular form, style, or content.

A struggle between a character and an outside force

The choice of words an author uses.

A comparison of two things using like or as

A genre where characters & events happen where science & technology is better than the present

A comparison that establishes a figurative identity between objects being compared.

A struggle between opposing needs, desires, or emotions within a single character

The context in time and place in which the action of a story occurs.

A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes

The central idea, message, or purpose of a literary work

To give a brief statement of the main points of (something)