UNIT 1 VOCABULARY Springboard ELA grade 6

point of view the perspective from which a story or poem is told. synonyms: angle, viewpoint, outlook

first-person point of view The narrator is a character in the story using first- person pronouns such as “I” and “we” to tell what he or she sees or knows.

third-person point of view The narrator is someone outside the story using third-person pronouns such as “he”, “she”, or “they” to tell the story.

genre style of literature synonyms: type, kind, category

paraphrase rewording written or spoken text using words that help you clarify and understand the text synonyms: interpretation, restatement, rephrase

diction a writer’s or speaker’s word choice synonyms: phrasing, wording, expression

summarize creating a statement of the main ideas or essential information in the text synonyms: review, condense, reduce

stanza a number of lines of verse forming a separate unit within a poem synonyms: section, segment, unit

rhyme scheme the pattern of rhyming lines in a poem or in a verse of a poem synonyms: pattern, arrangement, form

couplet a pair of rhyming lines synonyms: stanza, rhyme, verse

antonyms words that have opposite meanings synonyms: contrary, reverse, conflicting

synonyms words that mean the same thing synonyms: substitutes, replacements, alternatives

semicolon most commonly used to link two complete thoughts into a complex sentence synonyms: pause, break, hiatus

narrative tells a story or describes a sequence of events synonyms: tale, account, description

characterization the act of creating characters synonyms: portrayal, description, representation

setting time and place where a story takes place location, scenery, background

conflict a struggle between characters or opposing forces synonyms: battle, clash, opposition

external conflict the character struggles with an outside force

internal conflict the character struggles with his or her own needs or emotions

sequence of events set of events that follows one after another synonyms: order, series, structure

personal narrative a story based on one’s own life and told in the first person

chronological ordered by time synonyms: sequential, consecutive, linear

cause and effect describes a relationship in which an action or event will produce or cause a certain response or effect in the form of another event synonyms: interconnection, connection, destiny

dialogue the words that characters say synonyms: discussion, conversation, discourse

connotation the suggested or implied meaning or emotion associated with a word synonyms: suggested, implication, inference

denotation the literal meaning of a word synonyms: accurate, precise, exact