Vocab Unit 1

Front

What is the dictionary, direct, specific meaning of a word?

Back

Denotation

Front

Match the correct term to the following definition: A struggle between two or more forces. In literature, this often involves characters.

Back

Conflict

Front

A genre NOT based in fact or reality is called ___________

Back

Fiction

Front

A _________ is a story with a beginning, middle, and end.

Back

Narrative

Front

The emotional feeling about a word is called what? (Think about the feelings or emotions about the word 'home')

Back

Connotation

Front

What is the term for the underlying message or main idea in a literary work?

Back

Theme

Front

What do we call a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art?

Back

Allusion

Front

What is the term for the use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in a story?

Back

Foreshadowing

Front

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

Back

Point of view

Front

What do we call the main character in a story, often facing a conflict?

Back

Protagonist