Mrs. Penn's Advanced Literature Vocabulary

Allagory

• A story that includes representations of other ideas

• A story that is not true

• A story that is true

Alliteration

• Words that make the sound of their meaning

• Rhyming words

• The first sound on multiple words starts with the same sound

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

Allusion

• Something you cannot see but want to see

• Referring to something in life the author assumes the reader will understand

• A comparison of 2 things to find the relationship

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Ambiguity

• Clear

• Unclear

• Should be clear

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Analogy

• Two items that are exactly the same

• Two items that are opposite

• Two items that are similar in relationship

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

Anecdote

• A story that can be used to explain an event or idea

• A story that is never true

• A story that is true, but has some false components

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Antagonist

• An annoying person

• The good character in a book

• The bad character in a book

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Archetype

• A character in a story that is unique

• The type of person that takes over the story

• A character in a story that fits a stereotype, helping the reader get to know them easier

• A high arch that is created with a typewriter ;)p

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Assonance

• A repeated vowel

• A repeated vowel in the MIDDLE of a word

• A repeated vowel at the BEGINNING of a word

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

Autobiography

• A book that writes itself

• A life story written by the main character

• A life story written by someone else

• A life story

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10