Vocab page 2

a story that takes place in an imaginary world in which the characters often have supernatural powers

• realistic fiction

• fantasy

• historical fiction

• non fiction

a short story that ends with a lesson and often has animals as the main characters

• myth

• science fiction

• fable

• non-fiction

an arrangement of a certain number of lines, usually four or more, forming a division of a poem

• simile

• hyperbole

• paragraph

• stanza

an association or idea suggested by a word or phrase

• connotation

• hyperbole

• stanza

• metaphor

speech or writing that departs from literal meaning in order to achieve a special effect or meaning

• metaphor

• figurative language

• simile

• hyperbole

the story's actions; the series of events that make up a story

• plot

• climax

• rising action

• falling action

a message about life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader

• plot

• theme

• connotation

• moral

problem or struggle between two forces

• theme

• solution

• plot

• conflict

hints or clues that a writer uses to suggest what will happen next in story

• irony

• alliteration

• stanza

• foreshadowing

the ways in which a writer makes a character seem real

• figurative language

• characterization

• setting

• plot