Vocabulary for Middle School - Literature part 2

Question 1

This is the restatement of a written work in one's own words that keepsthe basic meaning.

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Paraphrase

Question 2

This is the series of events that happen in a literary work.

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Plot

Question 3

This is the perspective from which a story is told.

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Point of View

Question 4

This is to state briefly.

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Summarize

Question 5

This is when the meaning is NOT exact or word for word. It requires interpretation.

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Non-Literal

Question 6

This is the wants, needs, or beliefs that cause a character to act in a particular way.

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Motivation

Question 7

This is the feeling that an author wants readers to have while reading.

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Mood

Question 8

This is the part of the plot where the conflict is ended.

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Resolution

Question 9

This is the contrast between appearance and reality.

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Irony

Question 10

This term describes a narrator or writer who puts his or her own opinions into the story.

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Subjective

Question 11

This is the time and place in which a literary work happens.

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Setting

Question 12

This is the central message that manyreaders can apply to their own experiences.

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Universal Theme

Question 13

This is the message, usually about life or society, that an author wishes to convey.

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Theme

Question 14

This is a point of view; the narrator KNOWS EVERYTHING and describes from outside the story.

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Third Person Omniscient, Omniscient

Question 15

This is a work of literature, that results in acatastrophe for the main character.

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Tragedy

Question 16

This is when a character has a problem within him or herself.

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Internal Conflict

Question 17

This is reading between the lines

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Inference

Question 18

An author expresses ideas through the use of words, literary devices, and sentence structure=

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Style

Question 19

This is a traditional tale about gods, goddesses, heroes, and other characters.

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Myth

Question 20

In writing, this is the process of ordering, structuring and presentinginformation.

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Organization, Outlining

Question 21

This is the order in which things are told in a story.

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Sequence

Question 22

This is someone who writes theatrical plays.

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Playwright

Question 23

This is the central and most important idea of a reading passage or presentation.

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Main Idea

Vocabulary for Middle School - Literature part 2

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Vocabulary for Middle School - Literature part 2

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