Literary Vocabulary Review

Which word means extreme unhappiness?

• misery

• humiliation

• stolidly

• unkempt

Which word best explains this scenario?

As the new boy, Addison, walked his tray to a seat in the cafeteria, someone ran into him and knocked his left over spaghetti filled tray into the front of his shirt, staining it and leaving him smelling like garlic for the rest of the school day.

• misery

• humiliation

• crouched

• auburn

The twins had been ______________ a way to trick Mrs. Ausmussen for a long time, even if it got them in trouble.

• babbling

• crouched

• stolidly

• scheming

What word best describes the amount of cake that Mrs. Ausmussen would allow herself take versus taking a lot like she would really like to?

• sliver

• auburn

• spear

• humiliation

"Babbling" means all of the following EXCEPT:

• talking a lot

• talking foolishly or gibberish

• staying quiet

• speech that most cannot understand

The viewpoint of the one telling the story; it can be 1st person, 3rd person limited, or 3rd person omniscient

• characterization

• perspective

• point of view

• theme

The problem within a story; it can be classified as man v. man, man v. nature, man v. self, man v. society, and man v. technology

• plot

• conflict

• exposition

• climax/turning point

Part of the plot that comes at the beginning; it introduces the characters and setting

• resolution

• rising action

• climax/turning point

• exposition

Part of the plot before the climax where the story is built up with events or moments developing the conflict

• rising action

• exposition

• resolution

• setting

Part of the plot where the tension is the highest or where there is a shift in the character or conflict

• resolution

• rising action

• exposition

• climax/turning point