 | Term | Definition |
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abstract |
names an idea |
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alliteration |
repititon of cencents |
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allusion |
a refrence to a familiar noun |
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audience |
a crowd of people that are watching |
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characterization |
feature of the character |
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compare |
to find differences |
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concrete |
names thiings that are tangable |
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connotation |
expresions of the character |
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contrast |
to find similarities |
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denotation |
making notes from the text |
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dialogue |
the conversation spoken by the characters |
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dialect |
for of lanuage used |
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diction |
word choice and usage |
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dominant effect |
main feeling |
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figurative language |
language used to create a special feeling |
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flashback |
to go back and explain an earlier event |
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foreshadowing |
hints or clues that of events that will happen later in the story |
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hyperbole |
exaggeration |
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imagery |
words that create picture in your mind |
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inference |
proof based on facts |
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irony |
author says one things but means the other |
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metaphor |
comparing 2 unlike thins without using like or as |
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meter |
rythem |
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motivation |
to be influence to do something |
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narrarator |
the person who tells the story |
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nuance |
hinter |
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organization |
graphic organizers, cause and effects, web |
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parallelism |
consistant grammatical order |
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paraphrase |
to put in your own words |
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personification |
a non human thing is given human characteristics |
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first person |
story told by character |
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third person |
told by someone outside the story |
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omniscient |
allows narrarator to share thoughts and feelings of all the characters |
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exposition |
something explained that might be different to understand |
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rising action |
story's struggle |
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conflict |
problem in the story |
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climax |
nost intense part of the story |
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falling action |
leads from climax to resolution |
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resolution |
how the story is solved |
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prediction |
a guess |
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quotation |
phrases that are inside a quotation mark |
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rhyme |
words that have the same ending sound |
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setting |
where the story takes place |
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simile |
comparing 2 unlike things using like or as |
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speaker |
the person whos talking |
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stanza |
number of lines in poetry |
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subtext |
the understood meaning of something |
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summary |
to shorten into least words |
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symbol |
object used to represent an idea |
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syntax |
grammatical order |
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theme |
the topic of discussion |
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thesis statment |
the main points in one sentence |
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transition |
words that help translate to the text |
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tone |
how the character is talking |
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understatement |
a statment that is not complete |
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verse |
the beat |
