Lesson 9 Vocab

Question 1

Protagonist

Answer 1

Main character, the one audience sympathizes with

Question 2

Antagonist

Answer 2

Character in opposition to the protagonist

Question 3

Prologue

Answer 3

Explanatory introduction before the main plot

Question 4

Epilogue

Answer 4

Explanation at the end of the plot

Question 5

Colloquial

Answer 5

Language common to a local area ie. “Y’all” for “You all.”

Question 6

Paradox

Answer 6

Phrase that seems contradictory or unbelievable

Question 7

Precis

Answer 7

A summary; a concise abridgment; an abstract

Question 8

Soliloquy

Answer 8

Speech by a character talking to himself

Question 9

Comparison

Answer 9

Showing similarities between two things

Question 10

Contrast

Answer 10

Showing differences between two things

Question 11

Incident

Answer 11

An event or minor episode in a story or novel

Question 12

Alliteration

Answer 12

Repetition of initial constant sounds ie. Sally sells shells

Question 13

Science fiction

Answer 13

Writing that uses scientific data as well as creativity

Question 14

Stereotype

Answer 14

Fixed notion about a group allowing no individuality