Lit Midterm 8th

________- ties up the end of the story and answers any remaining questions.

________- character that has to overcome a problem.

________- words that make the same sound as the word.

________- character that causes the problem.

________- the repetition of sounds in words in a story or poem.

________- comparison of two thing without using like or as.

________- comparison of two things using like or as.

________- a word or phrase that hints to something or someone famous or well known.

________- the position from which a story is told.

________- beginning of story, meet the characters and learn the setting.

________- giving human traits to nonhuman things.

________- a comparison using two things and comparing them to other things (hand is to human as paw is to dog)

________- things that symbolize other things.

exposition, rising action, conflict, climax, falling action, and resolution

beginning of story, meet the characters and learn the setting

introduces problems/conflicts and questions

the problems in the story; what does the protagonist need to overcome

the turning point of the story

character overcomes conflict; story begins to slow down

ties up the end of the story and answers any remaining questions

character that has to overcome a problem

character that causes the problem

people, animals, or things in the story

two characters that have opposite traits

the message

how does the story make you feel

how does the author want you to feel

main message the author is trying to convey

educated guess

hints and clues as to what is coming in the future

exaggeration

a visit to an event that happened in the past

a word or phrase that hints to something or someone famous or well known

a comparison using two things and comparing them to other things (hand is to human as paw is to dog)

comparison of two thing without using like or as

comparison of two things using like or as

giving human traits to nonhuman things

words that make the same sound as the word

things that symbolize other things

the repetition of sounds in words in a story or poem

3 or more words in a sentence that start with the same letter sound

the position from which a story is told

true/false I will look at my questions and characters for both stories we read in class