Vocab list #8

Here are the words for Monday March 2 Vocab Quiz:

Vocab. #8 Welcome ladies and gents to the Literary World….(Use these words wisely)…

1.     Rhyme: The accented vowel sounds of all sounds following them are separated.

Sentence; Many poets rhyme, yet there is no reason to rhyme, nor a rhyme that reasons.

2.     Theme: The idea about life revealed in a work of literature.

Sentence; Whatexactly is the theme of this story?

3.     Protagonist: The hero or usually main character of the story.

Sentence; Spider-Man, Superman, Batman are usually the protagonist in comic books.

4.     Antagonist: The villain of the story.

Sentence; Now, on the other hand, The Penguin, The Joker, Dr. Octopus are usually the antagonist in comics.

5. Dialogue: Speech between characters.

Sentence; There is so much unnecessary dialogue in the book Roger is reading.

6.     Hyperbole: A great exaggeration.

Sentence; Feeling as though his body was on fire, was such a hyperbole.

       (The lovely bonus points of course…remember at your own risk..)

1.     Metaphor: Like a simile, though it doesn't use like or as.

Sentence; Her breath of fine mint, was refreshing to Chris’s nose.

2.     Setting: The time and place where the story happens.

Sentence; Devon was the setting for, “A Separate Peace.”