Aplomb: The ultimate test of coolness; grace under pressure. Example: I was showing aplomb when I was falling behind in the race.
(uh-p-lum)
Concoction: A curious mixture of items. Example: My mom's dinner was a concoction of mysterious ingredients.
(cun-kok-tion)
Fiction: to make up or pretend. Example: The novel was fictional.
(Fik-ch-un)
Banish:To get rid of permanently. Example: The king banished the prisoner.
(ban-esh)
Theme: An underlying topic of a discussion or general idea. Example: The birthday party's theme was Star Wars.
(th-E- m)
Setting: A story's time and location. Example: The story's setting was northern England, 1972.
Tone: A style or manner of expression in speaking or writing. Ex: The Book had a serious tone.
(t-O-n)
Pun-A humurous play-on words. Ex: This snowman is snow cool.
(pun)
Precede-To enter before. Ex: The girl preceded the boy into the room.
(pr-E-C-E-d)
Mood-A state of feeling. Ex: I am in a good mood.
(mood)
Recede- To pull back or retreat. Ex: The army receded from the sight of the enemy's army.
(r-E-cEd)
Secede- To withdraw from an organization. Ex: In Boy Scouts, once you turn 18, you must secede.
(sec-cEdE)
Voice- The form or format in which a narrator or author tells the story. Ex: The story was in a first person voice.
(voic)
Verbal Irony- when someone says the opposite of what they mean. Ex: Clear as mud.
(verbal Irony)
Irony- a gap between what is expected to happen and reality. Ex: A traffic cop gets a ticket for unpaid parking.
(Irony)
Alliteration- When you use words that have the same sound at the beginning. Ex: She sells sea shells.
(aliterAtion)