| A | B |
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| dynamic character | The character changes as a result of what happens to him in the story. |
| static character | The character does NOT change from the beginning to the end of the story. |
| round character | The reader is given much information about the character. |
| flat character | The reader is given little information about the character. |
| theme | The central message in a literary work. |
| motivation | What causes a character to do something. |
| alliteration | Repition of initial consonamt sounds. "Lina likes lemons." |
| onomatopoeia | When a word imitates the sound it represents. "Bang!" "Pow!" |
| rhyme scheme | The pattern of rhyme in poetry. |
| scheme | What is a synonym for "plan"? |
| repetition | Something that repeats is called _____. |
| internal rhyme | When the rhyme in a poem happens within the line not at the end of it. |
| simile | Comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as." |
| metaphor | A comparison not using "like" or "as." |
| metaphor | "Love is a rose." is an example of what type of figure of speech? |
| simile | "Her laugh is like a dog barking." is an example of what type of figure of speech? |
| figurative language | The phrase used to explain expressions that cannot be taken literally. |
| connotation | When words have a positive or negative reputation. For example "stingy" and "frugal" both refer to a person who is not wasteful. "Stingy" is negative; "frugal" is a positive example of this. |
| denotation | The dictionary definition of a word. |
| climax | The turning point of a story. |
| rising action | When the excitement or events of a story build. |
| tone | The writer's attitude reflected by his voice. |
| mood | The atmosphere created in the reader by a selection of literature. |
| topic sentence | This sentence tells what the reading selection or paragraph is about. |
| footnotes | Explanations, often times in small font, at the bottom of a reading selection, that give additional or explanatary information. |
| context clues | Use these within a reading passage to help you figure out the meaning of an unknown word. |
| root | The basic part of a word. |
| idiom | "My brain is fried." is an example of this. |
| prose | Writing that is not poetry or drama. |
| poetry | Writing that uses precise, emotionally charged language often arranged in stanzas. |
| stanza | Basically, a paragraph in poetry. |
| meter | The beat, or rhythm of poetry. |
| inference | Meaning gathered based on what you have read. |
| hyperbole | An exaggeration. |
| internal conflict | Conflict that happens within a character's mind or understanding. |
