Unit 1 SpringBoard Vocabulary

Front

What is the central idea, message, topic, or purpose of a literary work?

Back

Theme

Front

What refers to the suggested or implied meaning or emotion associated with a word?

Back

Connotation

Front

What compares two unlike things using words such as 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Simile

Front

What is figurative language that gives human characteristics to an animal, idea, or nonliving object?

Back

Personification

Front

What is a story based on one’s own life and told in first person?

Back

Personal narrative

Front

What is the sequence of events in a story, including the conflict and resolution?

Back

Plot

Front

What is the literal meaning of a word, without any emotional associations?

Back

Denotation

Front

What is a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Metaphor

Front

What is a hint or clue about what will happen later in a story?

Back

Foreshadowing

Front

What is the struggle between opposing forces in a story?

Back

Conflict