ENGLISH FINAL 8th
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Infer/inference | Conclusions based on information in the text and what we already know |
| Setting | Time and place that the story takes place |
| Theme | Message about life in general from the author |
| Dialect | A way of speaking that is characteristic to a particular place or group of people |
| Simile | Comparison using "like" or "as" |
| Metaphor | Direct comparison of two unlike things |
| Proposition | An important idea or opinion |
| Personification | Giving human qualities to something non-human |
| Ballad | A poem that is meant to be sung; has strong rhythm, rhyme, and meter |
| Narrative Poem | A poem that has all the parts of a short story |
| Sonnet | A lyric poem of fourteen lines |
| Summarizing | Retell the main events in a shorter version |
| Conflict | A struggle between opposing forces |
| Subplot | Plots that are part of the main story but not as important |
| Characterization | Ways that a writer reveals a character's personality |
| Situational Irony | When one expects one thing to happen and the opposite happens |
| Imagery | Writing that appeals to the five senses |
| Plot | Chain of related events in a story |
| Parts of Plot | Exposition, Complications, Climax, Resolution |
| Mood | Overall feeling of a piece of literature |
| Tone | Writer's attitude in a piece of literature |
| Synonyms | Words that have almost the same meanings |
| Context Clues | To look at what words say in a sentence or paragraph to help make meaning of single words |
| Foreshadowing | Hints as to what will happen next |
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