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Quarter 2 Vocabulary
Vocab Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| allusion | a reference to a well-known person, place, thing, etc. |
| analogy | similarity in some ways |
| antonym | the opposite of something |
| argument | debating about a topic |
| claim | the point of someone |
| clause | Santa Clause have 2 things in his bag: a subject and a verb |
| complex sentence | one independent clause and one subordinate clause |
| compound-complex sentence | 2 independent and 1 subordinate clause |
| context | the text |
| counter claim | the opposing claim of your claim |
| dangling modifier | Henry's foot indicated his nervousness during the quiz, which jiggled wildly (should be worded differently) |
| description | the representation of something/someone |
| dialogue | people talking |
| figurative language | changing the meaning |
| logic | the principles of validity |
| narrative | a story |
| narrator | the person "behind" the story who is telling the story from an "outside view" |
| naunce | slight modification or variation |
| opposing claim | the opposite claim |
| organization | how things are organized |
| pacing | going too fast |
| phrase | small groups of words |
| point of view | how the story is being viewed (1st Person, etc.) |
| sensory detail | sight, smell, touch, sound, and taste |
| sequence | particular order of something |
| simple sentence | one clause |
| structure | the arrangement of something |
| synonym | the same/similar type of thing with something/someone |
| time shift | when the time changes |
| topic | the highlight of the story |
| transition | then, next, after, before, and |
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