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Reading Vocab.
Reading Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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narrator | the person telling the story |
narrative | a story with a beginning middle and end characters and conflict |
plot | the sequence of events on a story |
exposition | the introduction; it introduces the characters and setting |
rising action | a seier of events that builds from the conflict; this portion of the plot end with the climax |
conflicts | problems the take place in a story |
climax | the major turning point of the story |
falling action | events after the climax, leading to the resolution |
resolution | end of the story where all loose ends are tied up |
mood | the feeling created by a literary work or passage |
paraphrase | to restate in your own words; the message does not shorted in length |
style | anything special or unique about the way a writer writes |
predict | using prior knowledge to explain what you think will happen in the future |
irony | when the opposite of what you think will happen happens |
dramatic irony | when a reader is aware of something that character isn't |
text organization | the way in which an author presents the information in their article or story chronological order (sequencing) problem/solution cause and effect compare-contrast describing |
chronological order (sequencing) | the order in which events happen in time |
foreshadowing | the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot |
inference | using text evidence and your own prior knowledge to make an educated guess about something that is not directly stated |
summary | give the main point or idea and the most important details |
tone | the attitude with which a text or part of text is written ex. serious, humorous etc. |
evidence | supporting materials used to prove of disprove something |
fact | a concept whose truth can be proved |
opinion | a personal belief of judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty - an assumption |
thesis | the primary position taken by a writer |
narrative poetry | poetry that tells a story; it has a beginning middle and end characters and conflict |
lyric poetry | poetry the expresses the thoughts and feelings about one topic |
imagery | writing that appeals to one or more of the five senses and helps create a mental picture |
alliteration | use of the same constant sound in words next to each other |
onomatopoeia | words that make sounds- bam |
metaphor | comparing two unlike things by saying one is the other |
simile | comparing two unlike things using like or as |
characterization | writing that reveals that personality of a character |
rhythm | a pattern of sounds that you hear when reading |
antagonist | the character who opposes the main character |
protagonist | the main character in the story |
symbol | something that represents something else in a literary work |
theme | a reoccurring idea or concept in a story |