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5-Reading Vocabulary
These terms will help you understand the questions on important tests. :)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| theme | message or statement about life in the story |
| compare | to find the similarities |
| contrast | to find the differences |
| main idea | what a piece of writing is mainly about |
| details | pieces of information that support or tell more about the main idea |
| setting | the time and place of a story |
| plot | the sequence of events in a story |
| conflict | the problem or challenge characters face in a story |
| resolution | the ending to the story that states the final outcome of the conflict and/or what might lie ahead for the characters in the story |
| climax | the point of highest interest, the conflict must be resolved one way or another or a character begins |
| inference | a conclusion one draws (infers) based on premises or evidence |
| figurative language | language employing one or more figures of speech (simile, metaphor, imagery, etc.) |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as" |
| metaphor | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things without using "like" or "as" |
| idiom | an expression that cannot be understood if taken literally (ex- "get your head out of the clouds"). |
| adage/proverb | an anonymous saying regarding advice or wisdom, example: "A penny saved is a penny earned." |
| antonym | a word that means the opposite of another word |
| synonym | a word that means the same as another word |
| homonym | a word spelled exactly like another word but having a different meaning |
| point of view | the perspective from which a story is told (first person, second person, third person) |
| characterization | method used by a writer to develop a character |
| moral | a message conveyed or a lesson to be learned from a story or event |
| persuade | advising or urging one to believe by appealing to reason or understanding |
| rising action | central part of a story during which various problems arise, leading up to climax |
| viewpoint | the circumstances of an individual that lead to an attitude |
| alliteration | repetition of beginning sounds |
| falling action | the part of the story which follows the climax or turning point; it contains the action or dialogue necessary to lead the story to a resolution or ending |
| literary device | a literary technique that produces a specific effect (i.e. figure of speech) |
| literary element | components of a literary piece; character, setting, plot, theme, ending/resolution |
| personification | inanimate objects are given human qualities or are represented as possessing human form |
| imagery | the use of vivid or figurative language to represent objects, actions, or ideas |
| onomatopoeia | words that represent sounds |
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amohn
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