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terms and definitions

Question	Answer
alliteration	the repitition of constant sounds in words in a sentence.
Atagonist	principal character in opposition to the protagonist. Sometimes not person but an obstacle such as a force of nature, society, or inner conflict.
Antonym	a word that is the oppisite of another word.
Author's Purpose	Why did the author write this selection? Is the purpose to entertain, inform, or to persuade?
Autobiography	a story of someones life written by the person.
Biography	a story of someones life written by another person.
Cause and Effect	cause statements stem for actions and events, and effects happen as a result of the cause.
Characterization	the method an aouthor uses to communicate information about the characters to the readers.
Climax	the moment when the action of a story comes to its highest point.
Compare and Contrast	compare means to show similarites and contrast means to show differences.
conclusion	the end of the readind selection.
Conflict	struggle between two opposing forces in literature.
Character vs Character	a conflict between characters such as family conflict, trouble with a bully, or difficulties in romance.An external confict.
Character vs Nature	a conflict between a character and a force in nature such as a tornado, or avalanche. An external conflict.
Character vs Self	this is an internal conflict because the struggle takes place in the characters mind.
connections	text to self, world, or text. The reader can connect what he has read with something else.
Context Clues	information within the reading selection that helps the reader figure out the readings of challenging words.
Dialouge	the actual words that the character speaks.
Evaluate	to examine and judge.
Exposition	the introduction of a story.
Expository Text	text written to explainand convey information about a specific topic.
Fable	a narritive intended to convey a moral or lesson to the reader.
Fact vs Opinion	it is something that can be proven to be true,or it is just someone else's point of veiw.
Falling Action	the part of the story following the climaxwhere there is a sharp declinein dramatic tension, this occurs just before the resolution.
Fiction	any story that is the product of imagination rather than fact.
Figurative Language	language that can not be tacken literally since it was written to create a special affect.
Flashback	technique in which the author interrupts the plot of the story to recreate a incident of an earlier time.
Folktales	stories passed through generations.
Foreshadowing	a writing technique that gives readers cluesabout events that will happen later in the story.
Generalizations	when you make assumptions about different events and/or characters and apply them to new situations.
Genere	categories of literature.
Graphic organizer	a diagram that is used to represent information.
Homonym	two or more words that are pronounced alike, but have different meanings.
Hyberbole	an exaggerated statement used to make a strong effect.
Imagery	words words and phrases used specifically to help the reader imagine each of the senses.
Inference	reading between the lines.
Irony	a tone that is created when the speaker intends that which is oppisite to the words they are saying.
Judge	to say if something is good or bad.
Limerick	light or humorous verse.
Metaphor	a comparision between two unlike things without using like or as.
Mood	the overall feeling created by the authors words.
Narrator	the speaker of the story.
Non-fiction	writing that is true and the purpose is to inform.
Onomatopeia	words whose sounds express their meanings.
Oxymoron	putting two contradictory words together.
Paraphrase	restate in your own words.
Personification	giving lifelike characteristics to inanimate objects.
Plot	the events that occur in th story beginning with the setting and ending with the resolution.
Poetry	writing that expresses ideas through rhythmitic patterns and figurative language.
Point of view	perspective from which the story is being told
Prediction	making and educated guess as to what will happen next.
Prefix	letters added to the beginnig of a word to change its meaning.
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 hte 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 in which prefixes and suffixes are added.
Sequential Order	order in which the events in the story are presented to the reader.
Setting	the place where a story takes place.
Simile	a comparision between two unlike things by using the word like or as.
Suffix	letters placed at the end of a word to change its meanings.
summarizing	a concise explanation of a reading selection.
supporting details	details that support the main idea of the passage.
suspense	techniques used by the author to keep the reader interested in the story and wonder what will happen next.
symbol	image, object, character, or action that stands for an idea beyond its literal meaning.
synonym	two or more words that have highly similar meanings.
theme	the main idea or moral of a reading selection.
Tone	the clues of the story that suggests the writer's own attitude toward elements in the story.
Visualization	the ability to "see" what you are reading.
Voice	voice is the author's style, the quality that makes his or her writing unigue.

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