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terms and definations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| alliteration | consonant sounds EX.jump for joy bigger and better |
| antagonist | principle charecter in opposition to the prot agonist |
| antonym | a word that is the opposite of another word |
| author's purpose | why did the author write the selection Ex to entertain, Inform, to Persuade |
| autobiography | the story of a persons life written by a person |
| Biography | the story of a persons life written by another person |
| cause and effect | cause-action Effect- result of the action |
| Charecterization | author communicate information the methods include The charecters apperence,Action ,thoughts, conversations Reaction toward others |
| climax | the moment where the actiom comes to the highest point |
| compare and contrast | show similarities and contrast means to differences |
| conclusion | the end of the reading selection |
| conflict | struggle between opposing forces in literature |
| text to self , world or text | connection |
| information within the reading selection to find meaning of challenging words | context clues |
| the actual words charecters speaks | dialogue |
| the examine and judge | evaluate |
| the backround information | exposition |
| written information to explain a specific topic | expository text |
| a narritive intended to moral or lesson | fable |
| is it something that can be proven or is it a persons point of view | Fact vs. opinion |
| the dramatic tension declines | falling action |
| imagination rather than fact | Fiction |