EOG Vocabulary

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Central Idea
The most important idea expressed in a paragraph or in an entire passage.
Subheading
A shorter title found under the main title of a text which divides a larger passage into smaller sections based on the main idea.
Compare/Contrast
Similarities or differences between two or more things.
Author's Message
The lesson or message the author wants the reader to understand from the passage.
Metaphor
A comparison between two unlike things in which one is written as if it were the other.
Substitute
Replace one word or phrase for another.
Dialogue
Conversation between two or more characters in the text.
Guidewords
Word or term placed at the top of a column or page in a reference book.
Inference/Infer
Drawing a conclusion by reasoning from the evidence in a selection.
Plot
The series of events or actions in a novel, play or movie.
Theme
The overall message of a text.
Associate
A word or example that is most closely related to the one provided.
Significant
Important
Resolution
The solution to the conflict.
Rhyme Scheme
Pattern of end rhymes in a poem.
Extended Metaphor
A metaphor that is developed or carried out through several lines or the entire poem.
Genre
A particular type of literature.
Figurative Language
A technique in which words are used to create visuals create understanding of a text.
Author's Purpose
The reason the selection was written.
Conflict/Main Problem
The disagreement between the protagonist and antagonist.
Symbol/Symbolize/
Symbolic
A person, place, thing, or event that has its own meaning but represents something beyond itself.
Tone
The writer's attitude about the subject.
Mood
The feeling the reader gets from the text.
Details
The who, what, when, where, why, and how of the story.
Characteritstics
Features or qualities that distinguish a person or thing.
Connotation
The feeling and associations a word suggest beyond its dictionary meaning.
Denotation
The dictionary meaning of a word
Bias
When the author leans for or against a particular topic based on personal beliefs.
Author's View
The way the writer feels or thinks about the topic
Cause/Effect
The reaction that was brought about by a particular event.
Impact
The effect one object, person, or thing has on another.
Exaggeration
A technique using words that a writer uses to enlarge something beyond its normal bounds or the truth.
Relevant
When/how one detail or example is related to another.
Evidence
Facts or opinions a writer uses to support a position.
Irony/Ironic
The contrast between what characters or readers might expect and what actually happens.
Opinion
The expression of a personal belief or feeling.
Personification
A figure of speech in which a non-human or non-living thing or quality is written as if it were human or alive.
Contribute/Contribution
To play a significant part in bringing about an end or result.
Author's Style
Techniques the author uses that identifies their way of writing.
Effect
What happens as a result of the cause.
Relationship
The connection between two things.
Technique
Forms of writing a writer uses to create an effect.
Dialect
A way of speaking that is characteristic of a particular region or group of people.
Allude
Indirectly referring to an event in history, art, or literature.
Justify
Showing how something is right or reasonable.
Propaganda
An organized attempt to influence a large audience of readers, listeners, or t.v. watchers.
Point of View
The vantage point from which the story is told.
Foreshadow
The use of clues to suggest events that will happen later int he plot.
Flashback
An interruption in the action of the plot to tell what happened at an earlier time.
Setting
The time and place in which the events of story takes place.
Character
A person or animal who takes part in the action of a story, play, or other literary work.
Generalizations
A broad statement that covers several situations.
Free Verse
Poetry without a regular meter or rhymes scheme.
Entertains
The act of providing amusement.
Inform
To communicate knowledge of a topic.
Persuade
The use of language or pictures to convince others to think or act in a certain way.
Onomatopoeia
A word that sounds like what it means.
Alliteration
A figure of speech that uses the repetition of consonant sounds a the start/beginning of words.
Hyperbole
A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to make a point.
Clarify
A technique to make something clearer.
Cliche
An over-used expression or idea that has lost its original effect.
Simile
A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using "like" or "as".
Idiom
A phrase or expression that cannot be understood by the individual meanings of its words.
Prediction
A technique of using what you already know to guess what will happen next.
Prior Knowledge
Information the reader brings to the text from the world.
Argument/Claim
A statement or position supported by evidence.
Thesis Statement
A statement of the central idea in a work, may be explicit or implicit.
Protagonist
The main character in a literary work
Antagonist
A character or force in conflict with the main character
Conflict
A struggle between opposing forces
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