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Reading
terms and definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| alliteration | the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words in a sentance. |
| antagonist | principle character in opposition to the protagonist. |
| antonym | a word that is the opposite of another word. |
| author's purpose | why did the author write 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 |
| characterization | the method an author uses to communicate. |
| 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 conflict between characters such as familiy conflict |
| character vs. nature | a conflict between a character and a force |
| character vs. self |
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