Academic and Skill Vocabulary 5

Information that may be derived from surrounding text to help infer/clarify meaning is called a______________.

• compare and contrast

• context clue

• definition

• connotation

The emotional impression created by a word is referred to as______________

• connotation

• denotation

• definition

• feeling

The dictionary definition or literal definition is referred to as ______________.

• connotation

• definition

• denotation

• complex thought

The underlying message within a work is referred to as _______________.

• main idea

• suggestive message

• primary source

• theme

The act of describing a characters' personality and physical traits can be referred to as _______________.

• describing

• characterization

• complex thoughts

• mood

The primary force in opposition to the main character is generally called____________.

• conflict

• plot twist

• the protagonist

• the antagonist

The primary or main character is usually referred to as _______________.

• character

• protagonist

• antagonist

• leader

A character which has multiple facets and evolving characteristics could best be described as _______________

• a complex character

• static character

• growing character

• protagonist

Hints about what will happen next within a literary work is referred to as _______________.

• irony

• simile

• foreshadowing

• hyperbole

The contrast between what is said and what is meant is referred to as _______________.

• metaphor

• irony

• hyperbole

• foreshadowing