Unit 2b Vocabulary

Dialogue 

• language not intended to be taken literally but layered with meaning through the use of imagery, metaphors, and other literary devices

• the lines spoken between characters in fiction or a play

• a subtle comparison in which the author describes a person or thing using words that are not meant to be taken literally

• the type or class of a work, usually categorized by form, technique, or content

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.W.6.3B

Meter

• the basic rhythmic structure in verse, composed of stressed and unstressed syllables

• a subtle comparison in which the author describes a person or thing using words that are not meant to be taken literally

• language not intended to be taken literally but layered with meaning through the use of imagery, metaphors, and other literary devices

• the lines spoken between characters in fiction or a play; dialogue in a play is the main way in which plot, character, and other elements are established

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

Mood

• the atmosphere or feeling created by the writer in a literary work or passage

• figurative language in which non-human things or abstractions are represented as having human qualities

• the author’s particular attitude, either stated or implied in the writing

• an author’s unique articulation or expression of language created by stylistic elements such as syntax, diction, and figurative language

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RL.6.4

Personification

• the atmosphere or feeling created by the writer in a literary work or passage

• figurative language in which non-human things or abstractions are represented as having human qualities

• the author’s particular attitude, either stated or implied in the writing

• an author’s unique articulation or expression of language created by stylistic elements such as syntax, diction, and figurative language

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

Tone

• an author’s unique articulation or expression of language created by stylistic elements such as syntax, diction, and figurative language

• the author’s particular attitude, either stated or implied in the writing

• the atmosphere or feeling created by the writer in a literary work or passage

• figurative language in which non-human things or abstractions are represented as having human qualities

Tags

CCSS.L.6.3B

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Voice

• figurative language in which non-human things or abstractions are represented as having human qualities

• an author’s unique articulation or expression of language created by stylistic elements such as syntax, diction, and figurative language

• the atmosphere or feeling created by the writer in a literary work or passage

• figurative language in which non-human things or abstractions are represented as having human qualities

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

Genre

• the type or class of a work, usually categorized by form, technique, or content

• a brief interruption in the plot that describes an earlier event or time in order to provide clarity, background, and context about an event currently taking place in the narrative

• an author’s unique articulation or expression of language created by stylistic elements such as syntax, diction, and figurative language

• a specific subject, idea, or issue that is the focus of a discussion, essay, article, or other work 

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Metaphor

• a subtle comparison in which the author describes a person or thing using words that are not meant to be taken literally

• the central or universal idea of a literary work that often relates to morals and/or values and speaks to the human experience/ condition

• the time and place in which a narrative occurs

• the main character in a narrative who is at the center of the story

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

Protagonist

• the main character in a narrative who is at the center of the story

• the character who opposes the protagonist or the goals of the protagonist

• the conclusion or final outcome of a story that in some capacity resolves all problems and conflicts; however, not all stories have clear resolutions

• a subtle comparison in which the author describes a person or thing using words that are not meant to be taken literally

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

Antagonist

• the character who opposes the protagonist or the goals of the protagonist

• the main character in a narrative who is at the center of the story

• the conclusion or final outcome of a story that in some capacity resolves all problems and conflicts

• the central or universal idea of a literary work that often relates to morals and/or values

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4