The Rights to the Streets of Memphis Vocabulary

“The Rights to the Streets of Memphis” Vocabulary

Autobiography • An account of a person’s life, written by that person.

Biography • An account of someone’s life written by someone else

Auto • Prefix • Meaning self/same

Prefix • A word, letter, or number placed before another • Modifies a term’s meaning

suffix • A morpheme (sound/part of a word) added at the end of another word to modify meaning

Conflict • (in literature) any struggle between opposing forces. Usually, the main character struggles against some other force. • This type of conflict is what drives each and every story

Suspense • Characterized by anticipation • Occurs when the audience is unsure of what will happen next in a story, anticipating an upcoming event, or when the outcome is uncertain

Dialogue • The lines spoken by a character of characters in a play, essay, story, or novel • Especially a conversation between two characters

Irony • The use of words to convey a meaning that is opposite of its literal meaning • Example: The irony of her reply, “How nice!” when I said I had to work all weekend

Cause and Effect • A relationship between actions or events that result in another action or event • Example: • Cause: I punched a wall. • Effect: I broke my hand.