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Reading Vocab
Terms and Definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Alliteration | repitition of initial consonant in a sentenceEx. sweet smell of success |
| Antagonist | principal character in opposition to the protagonist. Sometimes not a person but an obstacle such as a force of nature, society, or inner conflict. |
| Antonym | word that is opposite of another word |
| Author's Purpose | why did the author write the selection? Is the purpose to entertain, to inform, or persuade? Skim the selection and attempt to determine the author's purpose before you read the selection. |
| Autobiography | the story of a person's life written by the person. |
| Biography | the story of a person's life written by another person. |
| Cause and Effect | cause statements stem for actions and events, and effects are happen as a result |
| Characterization | method of telling info about characters to reader. 1) the character's appearance, 2) the character's actions, 3)the character's thoughts, 4) the character's conversations, 5)the reactions of others toward the character |
| Climax | turning point. occurs before resolution. when you know what's going to happen |
| Compare and Contrast | compare - show similarities. contrast - show differences |
| Conclusion | the end |
| Conflict | struggle between opposing forces in literature |
| Character vs. Character | conflict between characters such as family conflict, trouble with a bully, or difficulties in romance. type - external |
| Character vs. Nature | conflict between a character and force in nature such as a tornado, avalanche, extreme weather conditions or anuy type of natural disaster. type - external |
| Character vs. Self | conflict in character's mind. type - internal Ex. mhave to decide between right or wrong, choices, mixed feelings, etc. |
| Connections | text to self; world or text. The reader can connect what he has read with something else. |
| Context Clues | info within reading selection that helps the reader figure out meanings of challenging words |
| Dialogue | words that a character actually speaks |
| Evaluate | examine and judge |
| Exposition | background info that the author provides about setting, plot, character or other essential story elements |
| Expository Text | text written to explain and convey info about a specific topic |
| Fable | narrative intended to convey moral or lesson |
| Fact vs. Opinion | something can be proven to true or is it just someone's point of view? |
| Falling Action | part of story after climax, sharp decline in dramatic tension, before resolution |
| Fiction | story that is not true |
| Figurative Language | cannot be taken literally because it was written to create a special effect |
| Flashback | technique in which the author interrupts the plot of story to recreate incident of an earlier time; flashback is often used to provide additional info to reader |
| Folktale | a story that is passed down by generations |
| Foreshadowing | technique that gives readers clues about events that will happen later in story |
| Generalization | when you make assumptions about different events and/or charactersand apply them to new situations |
| Genre | categories of literature |
| Graphic Organizer | diagram used to represent info |
| Homonym | 2 or more words that are pronounced alike, but have different meanings |
| Hyperbole | exaggerated statement |
| Imagery | words and phrases used to help the reader imagine the senses: smell, touch, sight, hearing, and taste |
| Inference | reading between the lines. taking what you know to figure something out |
| Irony | tone that is createed when speaker intends to mean the opposite of what they are saying. |
| Judge | to say if something is good or bad |
| Limerick | light or humorous verse |
| Metaphor | comparison between two unlike things without using like or as |
| Mood | overall feeling |
| Narrator | speaker of story |
| Nonfiction | writing that is true |
| Onomatopoeia | words that show sounds. Ex. buxx, clang, etc. |
| Oxymoron | putting two contradictory words together. Ex. jumbo shrimp, plastic glasses, terribly pleased, pretty ugly |
| Paraphrase | restate in your own words |
| Personification | giving lifelike characteristics to inanimate objects |
| Poetry | writing that expresses ideas through rhythmic patterns and figurative language |
| Point of View | perspective from which thet story is being told |
| Prediction | making educated guesses of what's going to happen next |
| Prefix | letters added to the beginning of word to change meaning |
| Protagonist | good guy |
| Reaction/React | your opinion |
| Rising Action | part of story before climax |
| Resolution | end of story |
| Root Word | word to which prefixes and suffixes are added |
| Sequential Order | order of events in story |
| Setting | where the story takes place |
| Simile | comparison between two unlike things using like or as |
| Suffix | letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning |
| Summarizing | summing it up |
| Supporting Details | details that support main idea |
| Suspense | keep readers interested in story and wondering what happens next |
| Symbol | image, object, character, or action used to represent something |
| Synonym | 2 or more words that have similar meanings |
| Theme | underlying message of story. lesson or moral. |
| Tone | attitude toward elements |
| Visualization | ability to see what you're reading |
| Voice | author's style |
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