"Mirror Image" Vocabulary Flashcard

Front

Flashback

Back

Something that interrupts a story’s chronological order by describing what took place at an earlier time.

Front

Plot

Back

The main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work.

Front

Identical

Back

Similar in every detail; exactly alike.

Front

Adverb

Back

A word that describes or modifies a verb or an adjective.

Front

Grimace

Back

A sharp twisting of the face, indicating disgust or distaste.

Front

Chronological Order

Back

The arrangement of events in the order they occurred.

Front

Theme

Back

The central idea or message in a work of literature.

Front

Characterization

Back

The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.

Front

Setting

Back

The time and place in which a story takes place.

Front

Conflict

Back

A struggle between opposing forces in a story.