All Summer in a Day Vocabulary

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a device or set of equipment used for a specific purpose

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apparatus

Front

shows how the conflict moves the plot forward

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rising action

Front

comparisons of 2 things that just states it directly without using "like" or "as"

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metaphor

Front

comparisons that use the word "like" or "as"

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simile

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a word with the opposite meaning

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antonym

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a word that has the same or similar meaning as another word

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synonym

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final part of the story

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resolution

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tension eases during the plot element and events unfold as a result of climax

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falling action

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the turning point of the story

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The climax

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What introduces the main character and setting; usually the conflict? Options: Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action

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Exposition