| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Alliteration | the repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words(Betty,the bug,bit Bob, the boy) |
| Author's point of view | The author's attitude or opinion about the subject;the viewpoint from which something is written |
| Author's purpose | what the author is trying to accomplish through the writing |
| Bias | personal judgment |
| Cause | the reason or motive for an action;why something happens |
| Central Problem | the primary struggle or conflict faced by the main character in the plot of a literary work |
| Character | A person or animal who takes part in the action of a literary work; also the qualities and traits that define an individual personality |
| Chart | A group of facts about something, set up in the form of a diagram,table,graph |
| Compare | To examine in order to observe or discover similarities and differences |
| Conclusion | A reasonable outcome that one can predict based on one's own knowledge, combined with the information obtained from the text; it is related to the information that is given in the text but may not be directly stated in the text |
| Conflict | The problem in a story which triggers the action;struggle between two opposing forces |
| Contrast | To show differences when compared;be different |
| Diagram | A drawing or picture that tries to explain how something works |
| Dialogue | A conversation between characters in a story,work or nonfiction,novel,or play |
| Difference | The way in which two or more things are not the same |
| Effect | The result or consequence of an action |
| Fact | A statement that can be proved or tested to be true or false |
| Fiction | writing that comes from a writer's imagination; it is not factual but may be based on facts,real experiences,or people the writer has known |
| Genre | literary work characterized by a particular style,form,or content |
| Graph | An illustration of quantity(or amount) and how it relates to another variable |
| Idiom | An expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up |
| Imagery | Words and phrases that appeal to the reader's senses |
| inference | A combination of one's own knowledge and information supplied in the text which leads to a conclusion or generalization about a subject |
| Literary form | a term used to specify the distinct types or categories into which literary works are grouped; also known as a genre |
| Main idea | the most important point that the writer makes in a reading selection; it can be stated or implied |
| Map | a small scale representation of an actual place |
| Metaphor | a comparison of two unlike things in which no words of camparison are used |
| Mood | the feeling the author wants to convey to the reader through a work of literature, such as excitement, anger, sadness, happiness, or pity |
| Most accurate | most correct based on the information provided |
| Non-fiction | prose writing about real people,places,things,and ideas |
| Objective | dealing with facts without distortion by personal feelings,prejudices, or interpretations |
| outcome | the result of something; the way something turns out; the effect |
| Personification | a figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to an object,animal,or idea |
| Primary source | An informational text passage or graphic representation such as a map,chart,photo,autobiography |
| Repetition | Event that repeats |
| Resolution | the final part of a plot; the events in a story that work out the problem or the conflict |
| Rhyme | the similarity or likeness of sound existing between two or more words |
| Rhythm | The pattern of accented and unaccented syllables in poetry it brings out the musical quality of language and can create a particular mood |
| Similarity | the way in which two or more things are the same |
| Similie | A comparison of two unlike things using the words LIKE OR AS |
| statistical illustration | A graph or chart representing facts,numbers, or other data |
| Statistics | facts or data of a numerical kind which represents significant information about a given subject |
| Supporting detail | the small piece of information that supports,develops,or explains the main idea |
| theme | an essay(especially one written as an assignment) |
| true | not false;real |
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