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terms and definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| alliteration | the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words in a sentence. ex:sweet smell of success. |
| antagonist | principal character in opposition to the protagonist. |
| antonym | a word that is the opposite of another word. |
| autobiography | the story of a persons life written by the 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 method an author uses to communicate info about the characters to the readers. ex:the characters appearance. |
| climax | the movement when the action of the story comes to its highest points. |
| 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. |
| authors purpose | why did the author uses to communicate information about the characters to the reader. |
| character vs character | a conflict between characters such as family conflict trouble with a bully or difficulties in romance |
| character vs nature | a conflict between a character and a force in nature such as a tornado,avalanche, extreme weather conditions or any type of nateral disaster. |
| character vs self | this internal conflict because the struggle takes place in a 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 meanings of challenging words. |
| dialogue | the actual words that the character speaks. |
| evaluate | to examine and judge |
| exposition | the background information that the author provides about the setting,plot. |
| expository text | text written to explain and convey information about a specific 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 point of view. |
| falling action | the part of a story following the climax. |
| fiction | a story which is filled with imaginary things instead of fact |
| figurative language | language that cannot be taken literally |
| 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 later happen in a story. |
| generalizations | when you make assumptions about different events |
| genre | categories of literature |
| graphic organizer | a diagram used to present information |
| homonym | two or more words that are pronounced alike but have different meanings |
| hyperbole | an exaggerated statement used to make a strong effect. |
| 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 mean that which is opposite to the words they are saying |
| judge | to say if something is good or bad-if you like it or 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 author's words. |
| narrator | the speaker of the story. |
| nonfiction | writing that is true and the purpose is to inform |
| onomatopoeia | words whose sounds express their meaning for an example: buzz crash clang hiss purr squeak mumble hush boom. |
| oxymoron | putting two contradictory words together. |
| paraphrase | restate in your own words. a paraphrase is retelling of the reading selection that includes more than just the main ideas. |
| personification | giving lifelike characteristics to inanimate objects. |
| plot | the events that occur in the story beginning with the setting and ending with the resolution |
| poetry | writing that expresses ideas through rhythmical 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 beginning of a word to change its meaning. |
| protagonist | the central character in a story. |
| 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 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 comparison between two unlike things by using the words like or as. |
| suffix | letters placed at the end of a word to change its meaning. |
| summarizing | a concise explanation of a reading selection. a summary contains only the main ideas. |
| supporting details | details that support the main idea of the passage. |
| suspense | used by the author to keep the readers interested 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 |
| theme | the underlining message of the selection that the author is trying to convey or communicate to the reader. |
| 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 author's style the quality that makes his or her writing unique. |
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