LA- Vocab Flashcards
Synonym
When a word has a similar meaning as another
Characterization
When the author gives a character a personality
Fact
Based on something that is known to be true
Opinion
Using thoughts or beliefs
Idiom
A meaning where the words in it can’t be understood
Infer
Using what you know to come to an answer
Alliteration
A sentence that has words with the same first letter
Metaphor
Comparing to words without connecting words
Types of Endings
- Moral
- Emotional
- Cliff Hamger
Hyperbole
An eliaborate exaggeration
Conflict
The main problem in a story
Tone
The authors attitude in a story
Setting
Where the story takes place and when it takes place
Plot
The order of events in a story
Theme
The dominating idea in a story
Diamanté
A poem that makes a duo mind shape
Personification
Giving an object human qualities
Simile
Comparing two words using like or as
Limerick
A funny poem using a sequence AABBA
Predict
Estimating things that could happen
Haiku
A poem that uses a sequence 5,7,5
Onomatopoeia
Words that imitate real sounds
Rhyme Scheme
The pattern of rhymes at the end of each poem
Free Verse
A poem using no specific sequence and doesn’t have to rhyme
