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CCSS Critical Nouns
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables, as the "B" sound repeated in the phrase "bouncing baby boy" |
| Analogy | a similarity identified between two things based on specific characteristics, as in the similarity in function between the heart and a pump |
| Argument | a statement, reason, or fact for or against a point |
| Central Idea | the thesis or main point |
| Conclusions | a result, outcome or decision that is reached after a process of inquiry |
| Connections | a set of associations, relationships or points of agreement between two or more things |
| Connotative Language | the symbolic or associated meanings of words that are beyond their literal definition, as in: the literal definition of "dove" is a songbird, but an associated meaning of a dove could be "a symbol of peace". |
| Details | specific pieces of information |
| Evidence | details that are gathered in support of a particular position or belief |
| Figurative Language Illustrations | language that uses figures of speech, metaphors, similes, etc. in order to explain or make meaning more clearly understood |
| Interaction | the way(s) in which two or more things relate and react to one another |
| Metaphor | a figure of speech in which the characteristics of one thing are attributed (given) to something as a way of creating deeper meaning |
| Mood | a feeling that a literary work conveys to readers |
| Point of view | the perspective from which a story is told |
| Rhetoric | The art or study of using language effectively and persuasively. |
| Simile | a comparison between two things that uses "like" or "as" to indicate similarities |
| Stanza | a group of lines within a poem; an analogy would be: stanza is to poem as paragraph is to essay |
| Structures | the way in which parts are arranged or put together to form a whole; a framework, for example |
| Theme | a message about life or human nature that is communicated by a literary work |
| Tone | refers to the writer's attitude toward his/her subject matter in a work of literature; similar to mood |
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