CP MAP Academic Vocabulary Set 4

the events in a story between the beginning of the conflict and the climax; helps builds suspense and keeps readers hooked to see what will happen

​ (a)  

• rising action
• round character
• satire
• secondary source
• second person point-of-view
• sequence
• setting
• sidebar
• simile
• speaker

a character who we know a lot about because the writer gives us a lot of information about their looks, personality, thoughts, and feelings

​ (a)  

• round character
• satire
• secondary source
• second person point-of-view
• sequence
• setting
• sidebar
• simile
• speaker
• rising action

the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues

​ ​ (a)  

• satire
• secondary source
• second person point-of-view
• sequence
• setting
• sidebar
• simile
• speaker
• rising action
• round character

information gathered by someone who did not take part in or witness an event that is created after the fact; for example an article, encyclopedia entry, documentary

​ ​ (a)  

• secondary source
• second person point-of-view
• sequence
• setting
• sidebar
• simile
• speaker
• rising action
• round character
• satire

the narrator speaks to the reader directly using the pronoun "you"

​ ​ (a)  

• second person point-of-view
• sequence
• setting
• sidebar
• simile
• speaker
• rising action
• round character
• satire
• secondary source

the order in which things happen

​ ​ ​ (a)  

• sequence
• setting
• sidebar
• simile
• speaker
• rising action
• round character
• satire
• secondary source
• second person point of view

the time, place, and culture in which a story takes place

​ ​ ​ (a)  

• setting
• sidebar
• simile
• speaker
• rising action
• round character
• satire
• secondary source
• second person point of view
• sequence

a section of text set off from the main body of text in a box that provides additional information for the reader

​ ​ ​ (a)  

• sidebar
• simile
• speaker
• rising action
• round character
• satire
• secondary source
• second person point of view
• sequence
• setting

a figure of speech that is a comparison using "like" or "as"; for example to say "She was as sweet as pie" or "He's like an angel" to show someone is very kind

​ ​ ​ (a)  

• simile
• speaker
• rising action
• round character
• satire
• secondary source
• second person point of view
• sequence
• setting
• sidebar

in a poem, the voice behind it, the person saying the words, usually the poet themselves

​ ​ ​ (a)  

• speaker
• rising action
• round character
• satire
• secondary source
• second person point of view
• sequence
• setting
• sidebar
• simile