SLO Vocabulary Part IV (All 40 Words)

a struggle or disagreement between characters, forces, ideas, etc. in a text 

A story's atmosphere or the feeling it evokes.

a category used to classify works of literature such as horror, science fiction, etc. 

conversation between characters

a book, article, etc. written about a person's life

 A group of letters placed at the end of a word to change its meaning like "ment"

words or phrases that help you figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word 

attitude the author takes toward the topic

a statement that can be proven with statistics, research, etc. 

clues that suggest events to come in a story

A judgment or conclusion drawn from reasoning rather than on adirect or explicit statement

the author's intent; to inform, persuade, to entertain, etc. 

clearly or openly stated, obvious

"I am tired enough to sleep for a year" is an example of what?

time and place of events in a story

A personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof; cannot be proven absolutely

the way an author reveals a character's traits and personality

Central idea of a work of literature broad enough for the entire scope of the work

incongruity between an actual event and expectation; word intended as the opposite of literal 

the perspective from which a story is told

Give a brief statement of the main points of something

examine or judge carefully; determine significance or importance

Person telling the story

a subtle reference in a text to a familiar text, person, event, etc. 

related phrases or shades of meaning in addition to the dictionary definition

A device in literature where an object represents an idea.

"The sun smiled kindly upon the town" is an example of what?

identifying the relationship between the parts or part to whole

A word that means the same as another word

The author's central thesis or statement

sequence of events in the story

big and small, comedy and tragedy are examples of ___________

identify or recognize differences between items, characters, etc. 

Aliterary approach that ridicules or examines human vice or weakness to create change

creates a sensory impression (sights, smell, etc.) that creates an image for the reader

"He prowled like a cat" is an example of what?

"Time is a thief" is an example of what?

"Mary married Mark on Monday" is an example of what figurative language?

Language that cannot be taken literally such as metaphors, similes, alliterations, etc. 

A letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning like "re"