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terms and definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| alliteration | the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words in a sentence. ex. bigger and better |
| antagonist | principas character in oppositio to the protagonist. sometimes not a person but an obsticle such as a force of nature, society or inner conflict |
| antonym | a word that is the oppisite of the other word |
| author's purpose | why did the author write this 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 what happen as a result of the event or action |
| characterization | the method an author uses to communicate information about the characters to the reader |
| climax | the moment when the action of the story comes to its highest point |
| 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 |
| character vs. character | a conflice between characters such as a family conflict trouble with a bully or difficulties in romance. this type of conflict is external |
| character vs. nature | a conflict between a character and a force in nature such as a tornado, avalanche, exreme weather conditions or any type of natural disaster. this type is external |
| character vs. self | internal conflict because the struggle takes place in a character's mind |
| connections | text to self, world, or text. The reader can connect what they have read with something else |
| context clues | information within the reading selection that helps the reader figure out the meanings of challening words |
| dialogue | the actual words that the character speaks |
| evaluate | to examine and judge |
| exposition | the background information that the author provides about book |
| expository text | text written to explain and convey info. |
| fable | a narrative intended to convey a moral or lesson |
| fact vs. opinion | is it something that can be proven true or not |
| falling action | part of the story following the climax, decline in dramatic tension |
| fiction | any story that is the product of imagination other than fact |
| figurative language | language that cannot be taken literally since it is written for special effect |
| flashback | when the author interrupts plot of story to recreate past |
| folktales | stories passed through generations |
| foreshadowing | gives you clues about the future |
| generalization | when you make assumptions about different events and/or characters and apply them to new situations |
| genre | categories of literature |
| graphic organizers | a diagram that is used to represent info |
| homonym | words that sound the same but mean different things ex. ant, aunt |
| hyperbole | an extreme exageration |
| imagery | words and phrases used to help the reader imagine senses |
| inference | making an assumption by what you know and what the author says |
| irony | a tone that is created when the speaker intends to mean the oppisite of what they say |
| judge | to say if something is good or bad |
| limerick | funny little poem |
| metaphor | a comparison without using like or as |
| mood | overall feeling of books |
| narrator | speaker of the story |
| onomatpoeia | words that mean sounds ex. boom, crash |
| oxymoron | putting two contradictory words together ex. jumbo shrimp |
| paraphrase | restate in your own words |
| personification | giving a non-human object human qualities |
| plot | the events that occur in the story begining with the setting ending - resolution |
| poetry | writing that expresses ideas through rythmic patterns |
| point of view | perspective from which the story is being told |
| third person | point of view of the character ex. me, I |
| first person | view of the reader ex. she, they |
| prediction | making an educated guess about the future |
| prefix | letters added to begining of word ex. pre |
| protagonist | the good guy in the story |
| reaction/ react | offer your own oppinion |
| resolution | occurs at the end includes actions after climax |
| rising action | builds to the climax |
| root word | a word that suffixes and prefixes are added |
| sequential order | order in which the events in the story is presented |
| setting | where the story takes place |
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