| A | B |
| stunned | surprised |
| plot | includes setting, characters, problem, climax, and resolution |
| negative | always thinking about bad things |
| humorous | funny |
| sympathetic | feels sorry for others |
| resolution | how the problem is fixed |
| imperative sentence | a sentence that tells someone to do something |
| fragment | a part of a sentence, not a complete sentence |
| simple predicate | doing part of the sentence; verb |
| run-on sentence | two or more sentences put together without proper punctuation |
| declarative sentence | a statement - ends with a period |
| exclamatory sentence | shows strong feeling - ends with an exclamation point |
| interrogative sentence | question |
| preferred | to like better than something else |
| causes | makes happen |
| exposition | beginning of the story that introduces the setting and characters |
| conflict | problem |
| climax | exciting part - turning point |
| resolution | how the problem is fixed |
| metaphor | comparing two things without like or as |
| simile | comparing two things using like or as |
| onomatopoeia | a sound in writing |
| personification | making something that is not human act human |
| infer | figure out |
| dishonest | not honest |
| vivid | interesting, colorful, more exciting |