SpringBoard Unit 1 Vocabulary

A figure of speech that can not be defined literally is called an 

• oxymoron
• idiom
• alliteration
• onomatopoeia

Thinking back to an earlier time or event is a 

• foreshadowing
• dream
• flashback
• failure

What is a narrative?

• A type of writing that tells a story
• A figure of speech
• A brief history
• The person telling the story

A word that phonetically imitates, resembles or suggests the sound that it makes is called an 

• oxymoron
• alliteration
• onomatopoeia
• accident

The person telling the story is known as the 

• character
• friend
• narrator
• protagonist

The significant event a story is based on is called the 

• incident
• episode
• accident
• problem

When a character is speaking in a story it is called 

• dialogue
• figurative language
• singing
• paraphrasing

Looking back on what we have learned or taken away from an experience is the 

• reflection
• response
• incident
• flashback

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

• a flashback
• foreshadowing
• a simile
• a metaphor

To be coherent means 

• to be confused
• to make an educated guess
• two people inherit something
• the clear, orderly presentation of ideas