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terms and def.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| alliteration | the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words in a sentence.EXAMPLE:bigger and better |
| antagonist | principal character in oppsition to the protagionst.sometimes not a person but an obstacle such as a force of nature,society or inner conflict. |
| antonym | a word that is the oppsite of another word. |
| authors purpose | why did the author write the selection?id the purpose to entertain,to inform or to persuade?skim slection and attempt to determine the authors purpose before your read the selection. |
| autobiography | the story of a persons life written by that person. |
| biography | the story of a persons life written by another person. |
| cause and effect | cause statements stem for actions and events,and effects are what happen as a result of the event or action. |
| characterization | the moment an author uses to communicate information about the characters to the reader.the methods include:1)the characters appearance,2)the characters actions,3)the characters thoughts,4)the characters conversations,and5)reactions characters have. |
| climax | the moment when the action in the story comes to its highest point.this usually occurs at the end of the story just before the resolution.it is the story where you are pretty sure you know what is doing to happen to the main character. |
| compare and contrast | compare means to show similarities and contrast means to show differences. |
| conclusion | the end of the reading selection. |
| conflict | struggle between opposing forces in literature.EXAMPLE:character vs.character,character vs. nature,character vs. self. |
| connections | text to self; world; or text. the reader can connect what he has read with soemthing else. |
| context clues | info within the readin selection that helps the reader figure out the meanins of challengin words. |
| dialogue | the actual words that the character speaks. |
| evaluate | to examine and judge. |
| exposition | the background information that the author provides about the settin,plot,character or other essential story elements. |
| expository text | text written to explain and convey info about a speific topic. |
| fable | a narrative intended to convey a moral or lesson to the reader |
| Fact vs. opinion | is it something that can be proven to be true, or is it just someone else's point of view? |
| Falling action | the part of the story following the climax where there is a sharp decline in dramatic tension;this occurs just before the resolution. |
| fiction | any story that is the product of imagination rather than fact. |
| figurative language | language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a speacial effect.(personification,metaphor,simile,hyerbole) |
| flashback | technique in which the author interrupts the plot of the story to recreate an incident of an earlier time; flashback is often used to provide additional information to the reader. |
| folktales | stories passed through generations. |
| foreshadowing | a writing technique that gives readers clues about events that will happen later in the story. |
| generalizations | when you make assumptions about differnt events and/or characters and apply then to new situations. |
| genre | categories of literature-mystery,horroe,suspense,realistic,sports,historical,adventure,etc. |
| graphic organizer | a diagram that is used to represent informations-venn diagram,t-chart,sequence chart,cause-effect chart,etc. |
| homonym | two or more words that are pronounced alike but have different meanings.EXAMPLE:aunt/ant or eight/ate. |
| hyperbole | an exaggerated statement used to make a strong effect.EXAMPLE:"I'm dying of thrist!" |
| imagery | words and phrases used specifically to help the reader to imagine each of the senses:smell,touch,sight,hearing,and taste |
| inference | reading between the lines.taking what the author wrote and adding it to what you already know to make an assumption. |
| irony | a tone that is created when the speaker intends to meean that which is opposite to the words they are saying. |
| judge | to say if something is good or bad-if you like it or you don't. |
| limerick | light or humorous verse. |
| metaphor | a comparison between two unlike things without using the words like or as.EXAMPLE:joe is a lion on the playing field. |
| mood | the overall feeling created by the authore's words. |
| narrator | the speaker of the story. |
| nonfiction | writing that is true and the purpose is to inform.nonfiction sommunicates knowledge about real people,events,and/or situations. |
| onomatopoeia | words whose sounds express their meaning.EXAMPLES:buzz,crash,whirr,clang,kiss,purr,squeak,mumble,hush,boom |
| oxymoron | putting two contradictory words together.EXAMPLE:jumno shrimp,plastic glasses,terrible pleased,pretty ugly |
| paraphase | restate in your own words.a paraphrase is a retelling of the reading selection that includes more than just the main ideas. |
| personification | giving lifelike characteristics to inanimate objects.EXAMPLES:planets danced in their orbits. |
| plot | the events that occur in the story beginning with the setting and ending with the resolution. |
| plot | the events that occur in the story beginning with the setting and ending with the resolution. |
| poetry | writing that expresses ideas through rhyhmic patterns and figurative language. |
| point of view | perspective from which the story is being told.the main points of view are first person(uses the pronoun I),third person limited and third person omniscient(uses the pronouns he,she,it they.) |
| prediction | making an educated guess as to what will happen next. |
| prefix | letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning. |
| protagonist | the central character in a story that is the "good guy." |
| protagonist | the central character in a story that is the "good guy." |
| reaction/react | offer your own opinion of the reading material. |
| resolution | occurs at the end of a story and includes the story's action after the climax. |
| rising action | the part of the story,including the exposition,which builds to the climax. |
| root word | a word to which prefixes and suffixes are added. |
| sequential order | order in which the events in the story are presented to the reader. |
| setting | the environment of time and place where the action of a story occurs. |
| simile | a comparsion between two unlike things by using the words like or as.EXAMPLE:her hair was as white as the snow. |
| suffix | letters placed at the end of a word to change its meanings. |
| summarizing | a concise (short yet detailed) explanation of a reading selection. A summary contains only the main ideas. |
| supporting details | details that support the main idea of the passage. |
| suspense | techniques used by the author to keep readers intrested in the story and wondering what will happen next. |
| symbol | an image,object,character,or action that stands for an idea beyond its literal meaning.:) = happy or smile. |
| synonym | two or more words that have highly similar meanings.EXAMPLE:slim/skinny/lean/thin |
| theme | the underlying message of the selection that the author is trying to convey or communicate to the reader.theme may be thought of as the lesson or moral of the story. |
| tone | the clues of the story that suggest the writers own attitude toward elements in the story. |
| visualization | the ability to see what you are reading. |
| voice | voice is the authors style,the quality that makes his or her writing unique. |
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