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ALL CURRENT VOCAB
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| analysis | studying the parts of something to better understand the whole (ex: looking at different parts of a book to get a better understanding of the book) |
| novel | chapter book |
| genré | type of book (fiction, nonfiction, biography, mystery, science fiction) |
| setting | when and where the story takes place |
| narrator | the person who tells the story |
| plot | the events in the story told in chronological order |
| chronological order | events arranged in the order in which they happen |
| climax | the most interesting point (event) of the story |
| conflict | problem in the story |
| resolution | a solution to the conflict |
| point of view | A story can be told in first person-limited, first person-omniscient, second person, third person-limited, and third person-omniscient |
| first person limited | (point of view) one of the characters tells the story (I, me, my, us, we) |
| first person omniscient | (pov) more than one character is telling their side of the story (I, me, my, us, we) |
| second person | (point of view) the author writes directly to the reader (you, your) |
| third person limited | (point of view) narrator writes thoughts and feelings on one main character; the author is not in the story (he, she, his, her, they) |
| third person omniscient | (point of view) the writer writes about more than one main character; author is NOT in the story |
| theme | a lesson that the reader or a character learns in a story |
| author’s purpose | 1. inform 2. entertain 3. Express opinions 4. to persuade |
| pronoun | takes the place of a noun |
| First person pronouns | I, me, my, mine, our |
| Second person pronouns | you, your |
| Third person pronouns | he, she, his, her, him, them, their, they |
| character development | creating a character’s background, physical appearance, and personality |
| tone | the attitude of the writer |
| mood | the overall feeling of a piece of writing |
| symbol | something that represents something else |
| foreshadow | to warn that something may happen |
| flashback | looking back at an event that happened earlier |
| infer | to make a guess based on known facts |
| predict | to tell what you believe will happen |
| text | written or printed words |
| compare | to show how things are similar or alike |
| contrast | to show how things are different |
| connotation | images that pop into your head when you hear a word or phrase |
| denotation | the actual dictionary definition of a word |
| pronunciation | the correct way to say a word; symbols that represent sounds |
| thesaurus | an alphabetized book that contains synonyms and antonyms |
| synonym | a word that has the same meaning as another word |
| antonym | a word that means the opposite of another word |
| table of contents | a chronological list of stories, chapters, or topics located in the front of the book |
| glossary | alphabetized list of words and their denotations located in the back of a textbook |
| index | alphabetized list of topics, stories, and authors found in the book; located in the back of a book |
| atlas | a book of maps |
| almanac | a book of records and important events published yearly |
| analogy | shows a relationship between two sets of words |
| cause | something that happens and produces a result |
| effect | a result that is produced by a cause |
| objective | writing without stating opinions; writing using only facts |
| subjective | writing that states opinions |
| root word | the main part of a word |
| affix | a prefix or suffix |
| prefix | an affix that is added to the beginning of a word that changes a root word’s meaning |
| suffix | an affix that is added to the end of a word that changes a root word’s meaning |
| stereotype | to assume a person fits into a category or group based on race, gender, religion, physical attributes, etc. |
| acronym | using the FIRST LETTTERS of a group of words to make new words |
| figure of speech/figurative language | words or phrases that have a meaning different from the literal meaning, such as idioms, metaphors, and similes. |
| literal | the exact meaning of a word or phrase |
| idiom | a phrase that cannot be understood from the literal meaning (ex |
| simile | comparing two UNLIKE objects using “like” or “as” (ex |
| metaphor | comparing two UNLIKE objects without using “like” or “as” (ex |
| personification | giving human qualities to nonhuman things (ex |
| onomatopoeia | the use of a word to represent a real sound (ex |
| alliteration | the repetition of CONSONANT sounds close together (ex |
| rhyme | two or more words that end with same sounds (ex |
| stanza | a group of lines in a poem or song that is SEPARATED from the rest of the poem or song |
| hyperbole | exaggerated statement (ex |
| imagery | using the five senses to create visual images |
| haiku | a three-line poem, usually about nature. The first line is five syllables, the second is seven syllables, and the third line is five syllables. |
| oxymoron | putting two words together that have opposite meanings (dumb genius, short giant) |
| irony | to mean the opposite of what is said (ex |
| refrain | lines repeated in a poem; the chorus of a song |
| encyclopedia | contains information on many topics, subjects, or famous people |
| accent mark | used to show which syllable is stressed, or sounds the loudest |
| schwa | represents a vowel that is neither short nor long |
| short vowels | in words like pet, pat, pit, pot, put |
| long vowels | "say" the name of the vowel |
| sounds | pronunciation symbols represent _______ |
| syllables | put a space between the ________ in the pronunciation of a word |
| pun | uses word play for humorous effect |
| allusion | reference to a person, character, place, or event |
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