8th Grade Springboard Unit 1 Vocab Flashcard

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Time and place of a story

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setting

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How something is used?

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Function

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A story, poem, or picture revealing a hidden meaning, often moral or political.

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allegory

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Common element in human experience across cultures

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archetype

Front

Circumstances or facts surrounding an event or situation.

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context

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Meanings, associations, or emotions a word suggests

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connotation

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brief and to the point

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concise

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Narrator's position in the story

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point of view

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Description appealing to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch)

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imagery

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Sequence of events in a literary work

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plot