regents vocabulary
DESCRIPTION
Regents Vocabulary. Review Book 2013-2014. Narrator. The person telling the story In Private Peaceful , the narrator of the story is Thomas Peaceful. . Metaphor. A comparing two unlike things using the words is/was, are/were. . Setting. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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.