Mango Street Vocab

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What is a short impressionistic scene about one moment, idea, object, or character called?

Back

vignette

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CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.5.3

Front

What genre of literature represents a character going from childhood to adulthood?

Back

bildungsroman

Front

What term describes the way an author writes or the technique they use to write?

Back

style

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CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

Front

What is an example of using lots of figurative language in writing?

Back

style

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Front

What is a lesson a reader learns from a text called?

Back

theme

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Front

What literary device uses exaggeration for emphasis or effect?

Back

hyperbole

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Front

What is the term for a recurring subject, theme, or idea in a literary work?

Back

motif

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

Front

What is the term for the emotional atmosphere created by a literary work?

Back

mood

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Front

What is the term for the perspective from which a story is told?

Back

point of view

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Front

What is the term for the main character in a story, often facing a conflict?

Back

protagonist

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5