ELA 8 Vocab #1 and #2

Front

Common element in literature, myth, and folklore across cultures.

Back

archetype

Front

Descriptive language that creates word pictures through details appealing to the senses.

Back

Imagery

Front

Time and place in a narrative

Back

Setting

Front

Perspective from which a story is told

Back

Point of view

Front

Character struggles with needs, desires, or emotions.

Back

Internal conflict

Front

Character vs. outside force (another character or nature)

Back

External conflict

Front

Unpleasantly cool and humid

Back

Clammy

Front

A tuft of hair in a different direction from the rest

Back

Cowlick

Front

Shake with fast, trembling movements

Back

Quiver

Front

Do something carefully and delicately

Back

Gingerly