specific instance that helps explain an idea

What are character traits?

qualities shown by a character such as physical trait

group of two or more lines that form a unit in a poem

What is central/main idea?

most important idea an author of a text wants you to know

storys most exciting part and turning point

short account of an interesting incident

What does it mean to cite text evidence from a story?

provide examples or quotations from the story

problem or struggle between opposing forces

a feeling of growing tension/excitement makes reader curious

the time and place in which the action occurs

What is the plot of a story?

the series of events in the story

What is character motivation?

reason character acts, feels, thinks in certain way

contrast between what is expected and what actually happens

a fact that is expressed in numbers

provides a background and introduces setting and characters

Tell in order the plot diagram.

exposition, rising action, climax, falling action,resolution

What is character development?

how a character changes throughout a story

What is the falling action of a story?

eases the tension, and events unfold as a result of climax

What is an internal conflict?

takes place inside a character's mind

statement that expresses a person's beliefs or feelings

technique in which sound, word, phrase, or line are repeated

What is rising action?

events that develop and intensify the conflict

What is the resolution of a story?

final part of the plot and reveals how the problem is solved

feeling of growing tension and excitement makes you curious

logical guess that is based on facts and ones own knowledge

What is a rhyme scheme?

a pattern of rhymes at the ends of lines

What is implied central idea?

central idea is not directly stated

What is first person point of view?

narrator is a character in the story

What is lyric poetry?

poetic form where a single speaker expresses her feelings

the voice that "talks" to the reader

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What is an example?
specific instance that helps explain an idea
statement that can be proved
paragraph that states the central idea
short account of an interesting incident
2
What are character traits?
hints about the meaning of an unknown word
time and place in which the action occurs
<p>qualities shown by a character such as physical trait</p>
logical guess
3
What is a stanza?
technique in which sound, word, phrase, or line is repeated
poetic form in which a single speaker expresses his thoughts
group of two or more lines that form a unit in a poem
rhymed pair of lines
4
What is central/main idea?
quality that provokes amusement
most important idea an author of a text wants you to know
consists of words and phrases that appeal to the five senses
structure of a written work
5
What is the climax?
background and introduces the setting and characters
storys most exciting part and turning point
series of events in a story
eases the tension
6
What is an ancedote?
the reader knows something a character does not know
contrast between a reader expects and actually exist
short account of an interesting incident
someone exxagerates
7
What does it mean to cite text evidence from a story?
provide examples or quotations from the story
to draw the text in the story
how a character changes throughout the story
provide an opinion of the story you have read
8
What is conflict?
final part of the plot
problem or struggle between opposing forces
narrator is a character
knows the thoughts and feelings of just one person
9
What is a fact?
statement that expresses a person's beliefs
short account of an interest incident
fact that is expressed through numbers
statement that can be proved
10
What is suspense?
person experiences drowsiness, inactivity, lack of energy
to get tired of something, either physically or mentally
to act shyly fearfully, or hesitantly
a feeling of growing tension/excitement makes reader curious
11
What is setting?
the time and place in which the action occurs
how a writer chooses to narrate a story
words or phrases that appeal to the readers senses
musical quality by the alternation of stressed syllables
12
What is point of view?
narrator know what all characters feel and think
narrator is a character in the story
narrator know the thoughts and feelings of one person
a writer's choice of narrator
13
What is the plot of a story?
provide examples and quotations from the story
twisted because both words can describe something
the series of events in the story
how a character changes throughout the story
14
What is character motivation?
event that is outstanding
to cause to begin
to be calm and assured
reason character acts, feels, thinks in certain way
15
What is irony?
contrast between what is expected and what actually happens
takes part in a story
the voice of the story
series of events in the story
16
What is a statistic?
a fact that is expressed in numbers
words, phrases, or sentences that tell about central idea
to distract the speaker
statement that can be proved
17
What is exposition?
provides a background and introduces setting and characters
final part of the plot and reveals how the problem is solved
story's most exciting part turning point for main character
includes events that develop and intensify the conflict
18
Tell in order the plot diagram.
Rising action, exposition, climax, resolution,falling action
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action,resolution
resoltuion, exposition, climax, falling action,rising action
falling action, rising action, resolution, climax,exposition
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What is an unreliable narrator?
untrustworthy narrator
narrator is telling the story
the best looking narrator
narrator is not telling the story
20
What is character development?
logical guess based on facts and ones own knowledge
examples or quotations from the story
how a character changes throughout a story
qualities shown by a character
21
What is the falling action of a story?
events that develop and intensify the story
eases the tension, and events unfold as a result of climax
provides background and introduces the setting
final part of the plot reveals problem solved
22
What is an internal conflict?
a characters struggle against an outside force
follows the climax and eases tension
a problem or struggle between opposing forces
takes place inside a character's mind
23
What is an opinion?
statement that expresses a person's beliefs or feelings
fact expressed in numbers
statement that can be proved
specific instance that helps explain an idea
24
What is repetition?
rhymed pair of lines
technique in which sound, word, phrase, or line are repeated
group of two or more lines that form a unit in a poem
pattern of rhymes at the ends of a line
25
What is rising action?
events that develop and intensify the conflict
not a character in the story but more like a voice
final part of the plot
events that develop and intensify the conflict
26
What is a couplet?
group of two or more lines that form a unit
rhymed pair of lines
the voice that talks
technique where sound , word, phrase, or line repeat
27
What is the resolution of a story?
background and introduces the setting and characters
final part of the plot and reveals how the problem is solved
feeling of growing tension and excitement
storys most exciting part
28
What is suspense?
money to take to the cafeteria
feeling of growing tension and excitement makes you curious
directs the action toward someone
a type of figurative language
29
What is inference?
eases the tension, and events unfold as a result
series of events in the story
feeling of growing tension and excitement
logical guess that is based on facts and ones own knowledge
30
What is a rhyme scheme?
poems that do not rhyme
a character from the story
contrast between what is expected and what is done
a pattern of rhymes at the ends of lines
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What is the narrator in a story?
the voice that tells the story
a character in the story but more like a voice that tells it
narrator is a character in the story
a feeling of growing tension
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What is implied central idea?
central idea is not directly stated
fact that is expressed in numbers
paragraph states the central idea
statement that can be proved
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What is first person point of view?
narrator is not a character in the story
the voice that talks
narrator is a character in the story
poetic form in which a single speaker expresses thoughts
34
What is lyric poetry?
a poem that rhymes
group of two or more lines that form a poem
poetic form where a single speaker expresses her feelings
a technique which words and phrases are repeated
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Who is a speaker?
the voice that "talks" to the reader
pattern of rhymes at the ends of lines
technique in which a sound, word, phrase, or line repeated
rhymed pair of lines

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