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119 Cards in this Set
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plot
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The series of events in a story.
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context clue
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Words or phrases surrounding a word that provide hints about the word’s meaning.
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compare/contrast
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Identifying the similarities and differences of two or more subjects.
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rhythm
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Musical quality created by the alternation of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry.
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target audience
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The group of readers that the writer is addressing.
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nonfiction
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Writing that tells about real people, places, and events.
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thesis statement
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Main proposition that a writer attempts to support in a piece of writing.
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narrative
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Writing that tells a story.
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character trait
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The qualities shown by a character.
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folktale
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A story that has been passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth.
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literary analysis
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Reaction to a literary work by analyzing one of its elements.
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exposition
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First stage of a typical story plot
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biography
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True account of a person’s life, written by another person.
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persuade
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To win someone over or convince.
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bandwagon
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Taps into people’s desire to belong to a group.
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conflict
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Struggle between opposing forces.
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internal conflict
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A conflict that occurs within a character.
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external conflict
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A conflict that involves a character who struggles against a force outside himself or herself.
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sensory details
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Words and phrases that appeal to the reader’s senses of sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste.
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inference
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A logical guess that is made based on facts and one’s own knowledge and experience.
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falling action
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Stage of the plot in which the story begins to draw to a close.
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expository text
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Texts that explain.
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foreshadowing
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Occurs when a writer provides hints that suggest future events in a story.
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etymologies
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Helps you to understand the meaning of an unfamiliar word by telling you its history.
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clarify
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Strategy that helps readers understand or make clear what they are reading.
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rhyme
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Repetition of sounds at the end of words.
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setting
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Time and place of the story.
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tone
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Expresses the writer’s attitude toward his or her subject.
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imagery
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Consists of words and phrases that appeal to a reader’s five senses.
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paraphrasing
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Restating of information in one’s own words.
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resolution
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Reveals how everything turns out in a story.
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myth
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Traditional story that attempts to answer basic questions about human nature, origins of the world, mysteries of nature, and social customs.
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persuasion techniques
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Devices that can convince you to adopt a position or take an action.
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generalization
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Broad statement about a class or category of people, ideas, or things based on a study of, or a belief about, only some of its members.
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analogy
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Comparison between two things that are alike in some way.
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contribute
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To give or add something, such as resources or ideas.
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legend
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A story handed down from the past about a specific person, usually someone of heroic accomplishments.
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synthesize
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Taking individual pieces of information and combining them in order to gain a better understanding of a subject.
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opinion
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A statement that cannot be proved because it expresses a person’s beliefs, feelings, or thoughts.
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style
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A manner of writing involving how something is said rather than what is said.
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autobiography
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A writer’s account of his or her own life.
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rising action
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Stage of the plot that develops the conflict or struggle, building toward a climax.
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connect
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A reader’s process of relating the content of a text to his or her own knowledge and experience.
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logical appeal
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A way of reading or speaking that relies on logic and facts.
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propaganda
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Any form of communication that is so distorted that it conveys false or misleading information to advance a specific belief or cause.
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onomatopoeia
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Use of words whose sounds echo their meanings, such as “buzz and whisper”.
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refrain
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One or more lines repeated in each stanza of a poem.
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climax
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Point of greatest interest in a story or play, usually occurring toward the end of a story.
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analyze
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To separate or break into parts and examine.
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preview
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Looking ahead at titles, pictures, and first paragraph to give you an idea of what you are about to read.
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cause-effect
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The event that happens first and then the event that follows, or when one event brings about the other.
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alliteration
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Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
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meter
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Regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.
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fiction
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Prose writing that tells an imaginary story.
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main idea (central idea)
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Most important idea about a topic that a writer or speaker conveys. The idea that is central to the text. ( 2 choices)
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theme
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Message about life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader. The often explored timeless and universal idea/moral of a text. Usually implied rather than stated.
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haiku
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A form of Japanese poetry in which 17 syllables are arranged in three lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables.
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dialect
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A form of language that is spoken in a particular place or by a particular group of people.
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graphic aid
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A visual tool that is printed, handwritten, or drawn.
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poetry
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A type of literature in which words are carefully chosen and arranged to create certain effects.
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idioms
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An expression that has a meaning different from the meaning of its individual words.
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simile
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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things using the word like or as.
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prose
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All forms of writing that are not in verse form.
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personification
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Giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea.
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story element
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Parts of story including setting, characters, and a conflict.
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fact
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A statement that can be proved or verified.
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drama
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A form of literature meant to be performed by actors in front of an audience.
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convey
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To make known or express.
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transition
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Writers use this to move smoothly from one part of a story to another.
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emotional appeal
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A message that creates strong feelings in order to make a point.
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faulty reasoning
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An error of reasoning.
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mood
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The feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader.
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author's purpose
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A writer expressing thoughts or feelings, to inform or explain, to persuade, or to entertain.
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conclusion
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A statement of belief based on evidence, experience, and reasoning.
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summary
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Briefly retelling the main idea in one’s own words.
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denouement
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Another word for resolution.
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evidence
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A specific piece of information that supports a claim.
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point of view
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How a writer chooses to narrate a story.
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title
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The name that is attached to a piece of writing.
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research
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Where to look for answers on a topic and how to tell which sources are reliable.
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claim
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Writer’s position on an issue or problem in an argument.
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anecdote
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Short account of an event that is usually intended to entertain or make a point.
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connotation
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Ideas and feelings associated with a word, as opposed to its dictionary definition.
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predict
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Reading strategy that involves using text clues to make a reasonable guess about what will happen next in a story.
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sound devices
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Ways of using words for the sound qualities they create.
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reliable
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Trusting a source to contain up-to-date, accurate information.
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evaluate
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To examine something carefully and to judge its value or worth.
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script
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The text of a play, film, or broadcast.
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stanza
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Group of two or more lines that form a unit in a poem.
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main heading
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Another name for title.
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stereotype
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Characters who are defined by a single trait in literature.
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overgeneralization
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A statement that is too broad to be accurate.
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rhyme scheme
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A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem. (ab ab ab)
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subheading
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Section titles that hint at the main idea or topic of the section.
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supporting details
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Details in text that support the main idea.
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media
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Communication that reaches many people
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sidebar
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Additional information set in a box alongside or within a news or feature article.
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dialogue
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Written conversation between two or more characters.
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loaded language
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Words with strongly positive or negative connotations, intended to influence a reader’s or listener’s attitude.
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acts
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Major divisions within a play.
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repetition
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A technique in which a sound, word, phrase, or line is repeated for emphasis or unity.
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genre
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Refers to a category in which a work of literature is classified.
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stage directions
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Instructions in a play given to the actors, directors, and stage crew.
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irony
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Contrast between what is expected and what actually exists or happens.
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flashback
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An interruption of the action to present events that took place at an earlier time.
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metaphor
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A comparison of two things that are basically unlike but have some qualities in common.
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tall tale
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A humorously exaggerated story about impossible events.
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figurative language
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Words used in an imaginative way to express ideas that are not literally true.
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denotation
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A word’s dictionary definition.
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testimonial
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A propaganda technique that quotes someone with authority endorsing a product to make it seem desirable.
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fable
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A brief tale told to teach a lesson.
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text feature
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Design elements that present information visually.
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caption
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Provides information about a graphic aid.
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universal theme
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themes found throughout literature of all time periods
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recurring theme
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themes found in a variety of works
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argumentative writing |
writing that uses reason to show that the writer's position or conclusion is valid. |
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central idea |
concept central to a text or section of a text (also known as main idea) |
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cite |
to support an idea or opinion by referring to sources |
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recount |
to tell or write about an event or experience |