Unit 1 Vocabulary/ Pof V

The exact, literal meaning of the word.

• Connotation

• Denotation

• Sequence

• Metaphor

A comparison between two unlike things in which one thing becomes

another.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Coherence

The order in which events happen.

• Tranisition

• Short Story

• Sequence

• Cause & Effect

When a character struggles with his or her own needs, desires, or emotions.

• Cause & Effect

• External Conflict

• Struggle

• Internal Conflict

Clues or hints signaling events that will occur later in the plot.

• Foreshadowing

• Clues

• Smilie

• Personification

The perspective from which a story is told.

• Short Story

• Narrative

• Point of View

• Denotation

The sequence of related events that make up a story or novel.

• Sequence

• Plot

• Short Story

• Transition

A piece of writing that describes an incident and includes a personal

response to and reflection on the incident.

• Short Story

• Coherence

• Personal Narrative

• Plot

A comparison between two unlike things, using the words like or as.

• Metaphor

• Smilie

• Foreshadowing

• Personification

The lesson, message, or purpose of a literary work.

• Central Idea

• Connotation

• Theme

• Title