| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Theme | the main idea of a story (not given directly, have to 'dig' for it) |
| Infer | to figure something out without being given it directly |
| Imply | to say something without directly saying it (to mean something other than what is actually said) |
| Extract | to take the implication and move it, string things together and form a theme |
| Perspective | the way one looks at things, sees things, understands things (deeper understanding than P.O.V.) |
| Point-of-view | how one sees things from their angle |
| Subjective | the subject; close, intimate perspective |
| Objective | distant, non-judgmental perspective |
| Protagonist(s) | the 'good guy'; the one w/the goal, come over obstacles |
| Antagonist(s) | the 'bad guy'; the obstacles of the protagonist |
| Character | a person in a story |
| Characteristics | the traits of a character |
| Setting | where and when; time period and place |
| Mood | how one feels through the description of the setting |
| Narrative | a story told by a narrator |
| Narrator | 'the storyteller' |
| Tone | how one feels when told the story |
| Plot | sequence of events |
| Regurgitation | to retell w/out substance or philosophical value |
| Foreshadowing | hinting at something that's going to happen |
| Summary | a 3-5 paragraph overview |
| Synopsis | a 3-5 sentence overview |
| Context | the meaning of something based on what's around it |
| Conflict | the part of a story where an obstacle is formed |
| Climax | the high moment; everything comes together |
| Resolution | resolving the conflict |
| Irony | revealing truth through the opposite or obvious |
| Paradox | cannot be, but it is |
| Rhetoric | a style of persuasion; questions not intended to be answered |
| Autobiography | a biography one writes of themselves |
| Biography | life story of someone not written by them |
| Coming of age | a character maturing, usually before their time |
| Loss of innocence | losing childhood 'ignorance is bliss' |
| Adversity | hardship or struggle |
| Epiphany | a realization of truth |
| Destiny | fate; meant to and will do; no control |
| Prose | everyday speaking and writing |
| Verse | does not need to follow any grammatical rules |
| Blank verse | the use of iambic pentameter |
| Iambic pentameter | 5 stressed beats per line |
| Monologue | one speaking |
| Dialogue | 2 speaking |
| Soliloquy | we're listening to character speak out loud to himself |
| Aside | character turns to speak to audience |
| Sonnet | a form of poetry using ABABCDCDEFEFGG, iambic pentameter |
| Ballad | a type of poem (ABABCC) with a sing-songy feel |
| Quatrain | a four line poem with some rhyming scheme |
| Haiku | a 3 line poem generally about nature; line 1 and 3 w/5 syllables, line 2 w/7 |
| Diamonte | a poem of opposites in the shape of a diamond. |
| Alliteration | a poem or phrase with all the words starting with the same letter or sound |
| Onomatopoeia | a sound word (buzz, pop, whack, sizzle, chirp) |
| Simile | a comparison of two different things using 'like' or 'as' |
| Metaphor | a comparison of two different things not using 'like' or 'as' |
| Hyperbole | a gross exaggeration (I could eat a horse) |
| Personification | giving something that is not human the characteristics of a person |
| Rhyme | when words have the same (or similar) ending |
| Rhythm | the beat of a poem, the general flow of the poem |
| Meter | the basic rhythm and structure of a poem; how its words are composed together |
| Individuality | the idea that one is different from others, what makes a person different |
| Conformity | changing one's self to meet the standards of others |
| Yawp | a word used in a time of emotion, whether it be rejoice or suffering |
| Carpe diem | 'cease the day'; live your life to the fullest |
| Symbols | items, ideas, or actions shown to represent a motif, theme, or emotion |
| Thesis | a statement expressing one's belief or thought on a book or other piece of writing |
| Persuasive | to lead someone to have bias or think something |
| Declarative | stating; not asking or reassuring, but simply stating |
| Affect | to make something or someone change slightly or greatly as a result of something |
| Effect | the result of a cause |
| Abstract | something that cannot be calculated, written, or proved; an emotion, feeling, or thought (God, love, frustrated) |
| Concrete | something that can be calculated, written, or proved; mathematics, science |
| Choice | the idea that one can pick or decide between more than one thing |
| First Amendment | the amendment stating the freedom of speech, religion, and press |
| Censorship | the idea of deleting or editing something for its content |
| An official or censor | one who is in charge of censoring content |
| Medium | neutral; not on one side or the other, non-judgemental |
| Objectional matter | matter or content that has the potential of or has caused controversy |
| Challenge | when a testimony is made in front of a court that a book should be banned from a certain place |
| Ban | when a book is not permitted in a certain place |
| Bias | a preference towards one thing (i.e., i like turkey better than ham) |
| Prejudice | a strong hating, causing one to be mean to whoever they hate |
| Discrimination | an act of hating (i.e. the stabbing of monica seles) |
| Diversity | many different types of one thing |
| socio-economic status | the status of someone based on their income and career |
| class | the section one is put in according to the way they act or their possessions |
| age | how many years one has been alive |
| race | one's skin color |
| gender | whether one is male or female |
| religious belief | one's beliefs in a greater force controlling the world, lives, etc. |
| cultural practices | things one does to emphasise or remember their culture |
| heritage | one's ethnic background |
| political views | what one believes the government and politics should be |
| Connections | relations made between two or more things |
| text-text | connections made between the context of two books |
| text-self | connections made between one's self and a book |
| text-world | connections made between the world and a book |
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