SpringBoard Unit 1 Vocabulary

The clear and orderly presentation of ideas in writing or speaking.

An abbreviation usually created from the first letter of each word in a phrase.

Creating a statement of the main idea or essential information from a text.

The time and place where a story takes place.

A character struggles with an outside force.

Words that have opposite meanings.

A struggle between characters or opposing forces.

The act of creating characters.

A writer's or speaker's word choice.

Tells a story or describes a sequence of events.

The suggested or implied meaning or emotion associated with a word.

Words that appeal to the five senses.

The character struggles with his or her own needs or emotions.

The perspective from which a story or poem is told.

The part of speech that expresses existence, action or occurrence.

Rewording written or spoken text using words that help you clarify or understand the text.

The literal meaning of a word.

Comparing two unlike things using the words "like" or "as".

Comparing two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as".

Separate something into parts and study how the parts are related.

Words that mean the same thing.

_________ or style of literature.