The Drummer Boy of Shiloh Essential Vocabulary

Which of these is a solemn occasion?

• a funeral

• a birthday party

Which could you describe as askew?

• a door shut tight

• a picture hanging crookedly

What might you strew across a front yard?

• grass seeds

• a rake

What action is done legitimately?

• registering to vote

• stealing a pack of gum

Which gesture makes someone appear resolute?

• standing up straight

• shrugging the shoulders.

What makes a muted sound?

• a car's horn

• a kitten under a blanket

Every story has a _____, the time and place in which the action occurs.

• plot

• conflict

• setting

• genre

____is set in the past and includes real places and events from the time period.

• fiction

• science fiction

• historical fiction

• fables

When you get a general sense of anxiety, sadness, giddiness, or some other emotion as you read a story, you are responding to the work's ___, the feeling or atmosphere the author creates for readers.

• mood

• tone

• attitute

Language that appeals to the five senses

• setting

• symbol

• allusion

• imagery