Literary Vocabulary Quiz

moral; lesson learned

the place in the story where we learn more about the characters and the conflict

a story about someone's life that was written by the same person

making a comparison using the words "like" or "as"

shoes, phone, book, lamp are all examples of

My teacher gave me a mountain of homework..is an example of

tells what the character in a play is doing

you can hear the thoughts and feelings of the main character

the reason an author decides to write about a specific topic.

the most important thought; supported with supporting details

like a paragraph in a poem

a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning

a word that can stand alone

words with more than one meaning..example: hot as in hot temperature, and hot as in spicy

Beginning, Middle, and End

TEXT ORGANIZATION COMPARE AND CONTRAST

to give the opposite of the claim

how the author organizes the text

a word opposite in meaning to another

a set of letters added to the beginning of a word to change the meaning

to give details of the description

to make it shorter

where the character changes or the main character faces the problem

time and place of a story

giving human qualities to nonliving things

how the story makes you feel

a word of phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase

things in a consecutive or logical order; often follows a numerical or alphabetical order

a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.

nonfiction, fiction, autobiography, biography

characters in a play

a problem is described and a response or solution is proposed or explained.

"Aint nobody got time for that!"

language that appeals to the senses; hear, touch, smell, see

ly, ing, ed, s, tion

simile, personification, onomatopoeia, hyperbole

includes the main events of a story

the end

"Hey what's up yo?" is an example of

The results of something are explained.

making a comparison without using the words "like" or "as"

occurs when a conclusion is not supported by the data (used in advertisements)

contains the setting, the conflict, and introduces the character