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Terms and Definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Alliteration | the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words in a sentence. |
| 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 | a word that is the opposite of another word. |
| Autobiography | the story of a person's life written by the person. |
| Biography | the story of a person's life written by someone else. |
| Cause and Effect | cause statements stem 4 actions and events,n effects r wat happen as a result of the event or action |
| Characterization | the method an author uses to communicate info bout the characters 2 the readers |
| climax | the momment when the action of the story comes to its hiest point this happens at the end before resolution |
| compare and contrast | compare means to sho similarities and contrast means 2 sho differ |
| conclsin | the end |
| conflict | problem between opposite forces |
| character vs character | external conflict between 2 ppl |
| character vs nature | external conflict between person and nature |
| character vs self | internal conflict between person and self |
| connections | the reader can connect to wat he has read wit sumthin else |
| context clues | info within the readin selection dat helps the reader figure out the meanin of a word |
| dialogue | the actual words dat the character say |
| evalute | to examine and judge |
| exposition | the background info dat the author provides bout setting plot character or other essential story elements |
| expository text | text written 2 xplane n convey info bout specific topic |
| fable | a naritive intended to teach a lesson |
| fact vs opinion | fact-sumthin dat can b proven trueopinion-sumonez point of view |
| falling action | happens after climax before resolution not much tension |
| fiction | story written by imagination |
| figurative language | language that cantr be taken literally cuz it waz made to give it a speacial effect |
| flashback | technique in which the author interupsts the storry to recreate an incident of an earlier occasion: used to provid info to reader |
| folktales | story passed throu generation |
| FORESHADOWING | A WRITIN TECHNIQUE THAT GIVE READERS CLUES ABOUT WAT WILL HAPEN 8TER IN THE STORY |
| generalization | wen u make assuption bou tdiffer events or and character n apply dem 2 new situations |
| genre | catagories of literrature |
| graphic organizer | diagram used 2 represent info |
| homonym | 2 or more words pronuced the same but have differ means |
| hyperbole | exagerated statement used to mak a strong effect |
| imagery | words or phrases used to make reader imagine using all 5 senses |
| inference | addin wat written to wat is known to get to a conclusion |
| irony | a tone that is written to mean the opposite of wat is said |
| judge | to decide if somethin iz good or bad |
| limerick | light or humerous verse |
| metaphor | comparison btw 2 unlike thing not usin lik or as |
| mood | the overall fellin used by author |
| narrater | speaker of story |
| nonfiction | writtin that is tru used to inform |
| onomatpoeia | words dat sound like the meaninhiss bzz purr |
| oxymoron | puttin 2 contrdictary word togetherpretty ugly terribly pleased |
| paraphrase | putin sumthin in own word retailin of story w/ more then just da main ideas |
| personification | give unlivin thin life lik characteristic |
| plot | events in story from settin to resolution |
| poetry | writin expressin ideas throu rythmic pattern n figurative language |
| point of view | perspective of which story is told |
| 3rd person limited point of view | told by character as result only wat character experiences is said |
| omnicient point of view | all knowing told by narater knows all dat characters feel |
| prediction | makin educated guess |
| prefix | letters add to front of words to change meanin |
| protagonist | central character of story that is good guy |
| reaction react | to give opinion on selected readin |
| resolution | occurs at end of story how prblem is solved1 |
| rising action | part of story dat builds to climax |
| root word | word dat pre and suffix are addeed |
| sequential order | list of event in order of how things happen in story |
| setting | where a story takes place and also the time |
| similie | comparing 2 things using like or as |
| suffix | letters at end of words to change meaning |
| summarizing | short yet detailed explination on selected reading |
| supporting details | details supporting main ideas of story |
| suspense | wat authors use to keep readers guessin on wat will happen next |
| symbol | sumthin that represents sumthin else |
| SYNONYM | two differ words that mean the same thin |
| theme | THE MESSAGE THAT AN AUTHOR IS TRYIN TO SEND TROU A STORY |
| TONE | the clues in story dat sugest wat the author is feelin towards the selection |
| visualization | ability to see wat ur readin |
| voice | the authors style quality that makes author's writing unique |
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