Springboard Unit 1 Vocabulary

stanza

• A group of lines in a poem
• Actions, dialogue, and narrative description that reveal a sense of a character's personality to the reader.
  
• figure of speech comparing two different things

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

effective

• Done with skill
• A story
• Dictionary definition

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

consequences

• the results of some previous action
• Central idea of a work of literature
  A message about life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader.
• A clear connection among all parts of an essay.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

theme

• Central idea of a work of literature
  A message about life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader.
• A group of lines in a poem
• All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

metaphor

• figure of speech comparing two different things
• Dictionary definition
• A group of lines in a poem

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

genre

• A literary type or form
• A story
• A thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

symbolism

• A device in literature where an object represents an idea.symbol
• A result
• Central idea of a work of literature
  A message about life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

symbol

• A thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract.
• Central idea of a work of literature
  A message about life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader.
• A clear connection among all parts of an essay.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

effect

• A result
• A literary type or form
• Sequence of events in a story

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

plot 

• Sequence of events in a story
• A clear connection among all parts of an essay.
• Done with skill

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D