EOC Vocab

Match the following

• Prefix

• A letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning.

• Suffix

• The basic part of a word that gives it its main meaning.

• Root Word

• A letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning or how it’s used.

• Affix

• A general term for any part (like a prefix or suffix) added to a word to change its meaning.

Match the following

• Character Foil

• When a story goes back to an earlier time to show something important.

• Flashback

• Events in a story that build tension and lead to the climax.

• Irony

• When something happens that is the opposite of what you expect.

• Rising Action

• A character who is very different from another to highlight their traits.

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• Non-Linear Plot

• When a story or problem ends without a clear solution.

• Unresolved

• The main idea or lesson the author wants to share.

• Linear Plot

• A story told out of order, using flash s, or jumps in time.

• Message

• A story told in the order events happen, from beginning to end.

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• Sensory Language

• The voice talking in a poem or story.

• Stanza

• Two things placed close together for comparison or interesting effect.

• Speaker

• A group of lines in a poem, like a paragraph.

• Juxtaposition

• Words that describe how something looks, sounds, smells, feels, etc.

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• Line

• A comparison that shows how two things are similar.

• Analogy

• The rhythm, tone, and expression used when reading aloud.

• Prosody

• A single row of words in a poem.

• Mood

• The feeling or atmosphere a text creates for the reader.

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• Playwright

• The words characters say to each other.

• Stage Directions

• A part of a play, movie, or story that happens in one place and at one time.

• Dialogue

• Instructions in a play that tell actors what to do or where to go.

• Scene

• The person who writes a play.

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• Soliloquy

• How a play is presented, including the set, props, and movements of the actors.

• Satire

• A speech where a character talks to themselves to share their thoughts with the audience.

• Setting

• The time and location where a story takes place.

• Staging

• A type of writing that uses humor to criticize or point out problems in society.

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• Intended Audience

• Giving credit to where you found information.

• Scientific Evidence

• Facts or proof based on science.

• Cite Sources

• The writer’s main idea or argument.

• Claim

• The people the writer or speaker wants to reach.

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• Structure

• The people the author writes for or speaks to.

• Argument

• The most important point or message in a text.

• Audience

• The way a text is organized or put together.

• Key Idea

• A claim or opinion supported by reasons and evidence.

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• Thesis

• The big idea that guides a piece of writing.

• Organizational Pattern

• The exact words someone said or wrote.

• Controlling Idea

•  The main idea of an essay or argument.

• Quotation

• The way a text is structured, like cause and effect or sequence.