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Vocab & Lit List 1
Vocabulary & Literary Terms List 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| author’s purpose | the reason why a text was written. Three main purposes to an author’s passage |
| steeped | soaked, drenched, saturated |
| replete | completely filled with or supplied with |
| indiscriminate | choosing at random without careful selection |
| main idea | most important thought or overall position. The main idea or thesis of a piece, written in sentence form, is supported by details and explanation. |
| eminent | of high reputation, outstanding |
| voracious | desiring or consuming great quantities |
| author’s style | the author's word choice, sentence structure, figurative language, and sentence arrangement all work together to establish mood, images, and meaning in the text. Describes how the author describes events, objects, and ideas. |