Vocabulary 3

1. acronym: (n) 2. narrative: (n) 3. antagonist: (n) 4. collaborate: (v) 5. characterization: (n) 6. connotation: (n) 7. dynamic character: (n) 8. dialogue: (n) 9. denotation: (n) 10. exaggeration: (n)

6th period only 11. external conflict: (n) 12. foreshadowing: (v) 13. free verse: (n) 14. meter: (n) 15. archetype: (n)

1. acronym: (n) An abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word ex: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA

2. narrative: (n) A spoken or written account of connected events; a story

3. antagonist: (n) A person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary

4. collaborate: (v) to produce or conduct by two or more parties working together

5. characterization: (n) To describe or portray the qualities of a character;

6. connotation: (n) an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning EVIL

7. dynamic character: (n) A character whose personality changes or evolves over the course of a story

8. dialogue: (n) Conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie

9. denotation: (n) The literal or primary meaning of a word

10. exaggeration: (n) A statement that represents something as better or worse than it really is

Per. 6 only

11. external conflict: (n) a struggle against another character or outside force

12: foreshadowing: (v)A warning or indication of a future event;

13. free verse: (n) Poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter

14. meter: (n) systematically arranged and measured rhythm in verse

15. archetype: (n) A very typical example of a certain person or thing