regents vocabulary

Regents Vocabulary

Review Book

2013-2014

NarratorOThe person telling the story

OIn Private Peaceful, the narrator of the story is Thomas Peaceful.

MetaphorOA comparing two unlike things using the words is/was, are/were.

SettingOThe time and place in which the action of a story occurs

ForeshadowOWhen an author provides hints or clues of events that will happen.

CharacterizationOHow a character is described in a piece of literature

External ConflictOA struggle with an outside force that moves the plot along

Internal ConflictOA character’s struggle with themselves that moves the plot forward

Static CharacterOA character who does not undergo significant mental, emotional or personality change

Dynamic CharacterOA character who undergoes significant mental, emotional or personality change

FlashbackOWhen an author recounts something that happened before the beginning of the piece

ThemeOThe message or lesson learned from a piece of literature.

OnomatopoeiaOWords that sound like their meanings.

ImageryOVivid descriptions that help to engage the reader.

SimileOA comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as

PersonificationOGiving non-human things human qualities

AlliterationOThe repetition of the initial consonant sounds in words.

HyperboleOAn extreme exaggeration.