Vocabulary and Literary Terms: Following the Crowd

What is a theme?

• To pull or twist out of shape; to give a misleading or false account or impression of

• A person who behaves or thinks like everyone else rather than doing things that are original

• To figure out the meaning of something that is unclear or difficult to understand

• The overall lesson that a reader gains from reading a piece of literature

What does setting refer to?

• The overall lesson that a reader gains from reading a piece of literature

• Refers to the time, place, environment, social conditions of a story

• To figure out the meaning of something that is unclear or difficult to understand

• To pull or twist out of shape; to give a misleading or false account or impression of

What is the plot?

• The sequence of events in a story

• A person who behaves or thinks like everyone else rather than doing things that are original

• To figure out the meaning of something that is unclear or difficult to understand

• To pull or twist out of shape; to give a misleading or false account or impression of

What is a metaphor?

• Broad term to describe a comparison of things

• A person who behaves or thinks like everyone else rather than doing things that are original

• To figure out the meaning of something that is unclear or difficult to understand

• To pull or twist out of shape; to give a misleading or false account or impression of

What is a simile?

• A comparison using like, as or than

• A person who behaves or thinks like everyone else rather than doing things that are original

• To figure out the meaning of something that is unclear or difficult to understand

• To pull or twist out of shape; to give a misleading or false account or impression of

What is imagery?

• In literature, the author uses words to vividly describe the setting or a character

• A person who behaves or thinks like everyone else rather than doing things that are original

• To figure out the meaning of something that is unclear or difficult to understand

• To pull or twist out of shape; to give a misleading or false account or impression of

What does resilient mean?

• Able to recover quickly from difficult situations

• A person who behaves or thinks like everyone else rather than doing things that are original

• To figure out the meaning of something that is unclear or difficult to understand

• To pull or twist out of shape; to give a misleading or false account or impression of

What does compounded mean?

• Made up of

• A person who behaves or thinks like everyone else rather than doing things that are original

• To figure out the meaning of something that is unclear or difficult to understand

• To pull or twist out of shape; to give a misleading or false account or impression of

What does concussion mean?

• A violent shock from being hit hard

• A person who behaves or thinks like everyone else rather than doing things that are original

• To figure out the meaning of something that is unclear or difficult to understand

• To pull or twist out of shape; to give a misleading or false account or impression of

What does savagely mean?

• In a fierce manner

• A person who behaves or thinks like everyone else rather than doing things that are original

• To figure out the meaning of something that is unclear or difficult to understand

• To pull or twist out of shape; to give a misleading or false account or impression of