Vocabulary Quiz #8

A story that is not true or is made up

• Onomatopoeia

• fiction

• narrative

• setting

A poem that is funny

• expository

• lyrical poem

• free verse

• humorous poem

Most exciting moment of the story; turning point

• lines

• climax

• fiction

• summary

The author's intent either to inform/teach, to entertain, or to persuade/convince the audience

• cause and effect

• personification

• compare and contrast

• author's purpose

A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes

• connections

• exposition

• personification

• alliteration

Root that means before

• pre

• cred

• sub

• inter

Root that means under

• lun

• auto

• sub

• vac

Root that means to see

• vid/vis

• refrain

• struct

• dialogue

Breaking words up into parts such as prefixes, suffixes, and roots

• falling action

• stage directions

• personification

• word structure

Events leading up to the climax

• rising action

• personification

• narrative

• expository