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lit terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| allusion | a reference to something that is well-known |
| analogy | a comparison showing partial similarity |
| antagonist | the character that opposes the hero; villain |
| autobiography | a biography of a person narrated by himself |
| bias | a personal and sometimes unreasoned judgement; favoring one side |
| bibliography | the works or a list of the works referred to in a text |
| cause/effect | something or someone that brings about a particular result, and the result of that action or event; a text structure |
| character | a person or animal represented in or acting in a story, drama, etc. |
| cliche' | a trite or overused expression |
| climax | the highest point of tension or turning point |
| compare/contrast | showing how something is alike or different |
| comprehension | understanding |
| conclusion | the ending; resolution; denouement |
| conflict | a problem that adds to the dramatic action |
| connotation | the emotional association associated to a word |
| context clues | information from the text that helps the reader understand |
| crisis | a point at which significant change occurs |
| denotation | dictionary definition |
| description | gives a picture of a character or event |
| dynamic character | a character marked by usually continuous and productive activity or change |
| expository text | a piece of writing that explains or informs |
| falling action | the events following the climax |
| flashback | the narrative shifts to an earlier time to introduce information |
| flat character | one that represents a single trait; a stereotype |
| fluency | able to express oneself readily and effortlessly |
| foreshadowing | clues about coming events |
| hyperbole | intentional exaggeration |
| idiom | an expression that does not mean what it literally says |
| imagery | a set of mental pictures or images; the use of vivid or figurative language to represent objects, actions or ideas |
| inference | coming to logical conclusions based on what is known |
| irony | the difference between what is expected and what actually happens |
| irrelevancy | unrelated to the matter at hand |
| jargon | speech or writing relating to something specific; usually confusing; i.e. medical jargon |
| main idea | the chief topic |
| metaphor | a comparison without using like or as |
| mood | the authors attitude |
| narrative | a story |
| onomatopoeia | words that sound like their meanings |
| overstatement | to state in too strong terms, exaggerate |
| paradox | an apparently contradictory statement that suggests a truth |
| parallel episode | a happening in a story that occurs simultaneously with the main plot; subplot |
| paraphrase | put it in your own words |
| personification | the act of giving non-human things human characteristics |
| persuasive text | writing that seeks to convince the reader of something |
| plagiarism | stealing another's work and passing it off as your own |
| point of view | the standpoint from which the actions are related |
| prefix | an affix attached to the beginning of a word |
| primary source | firsthand testimony |
| propaganda | writing that directly advocates a certain belief as the solution to some social or political problem |
| protagonist | the leading character |
| relevancy | relation to the matter at hand |
| resolution | the outcome |
| restatement | to state again in another way |
| rising action | from the exposition to the climax |
| round character | a complex character |
| satire | literature that ridicules with the purpose of bringing about changes |
| secondary source | published works by someone who was not there |
| sequence | order of events |
| simile | comparison using like or as |
| static character | a character that does not change |
| stereotype | treating a character as identified with a group |
| structural analysis | explaining and understanding literature and how it is written |
| subplots | a subordinate plot |
| summarize | to cover the main points succinctly |
| supporting details | small pieces of info that assist the reader in seeing the whole idea or concept |
| symbolism | using something to represent something else |
| technical text | nonfiction writing that describes how to do a task |
| theme | a central idea |
| thesis | a statement that must be proved |
| tone | the author's attitude toward the story or the reader |
| topic | a subject |
| text features | graphic features in writing; italics, titles, graphs |
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