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Literature terms
Question | Answer |
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narrative text | Reading for the story; has story elements of setting, characters, goal(s), attempts, outcomes, and ending |
technical text | Reading to reach an end; may include steps; gives information to the reader that may be used to perform a task like creating origami or following a recipe. |
expository text | Reading for information; can be proved as true. Common structures include description, comparison/contrast, cause/effect, problem/solution, or sequence. |
persuasive text | Reading to consider an action; the author wants to convince the reader to agree to a particular opinion or to perform a certain action (like donating money, recycling, vote for a candidate) |
exposition | The author introduces characters, creates the setting, and introduces the conflict. |
resolution | The story’s central conflict is resolved; bringing the story to an end. |
First person point of view | The author is telling the story through the eyes of one of the characters. (Uses "I") |
hyperbole | An intentionally exaggerated figure of speech. (I have told you a million times!) |
simile | A comparison of two unlike objects or concepts, generally using words such as “like” or “as”. (ex. She was as light as a feather.) |
metaphor | A figure of speech in which a comparison is made (ex. Big John is an ox.) |
idiom | An expression that does not mean what it literally says. (let the cat out of the bag) |
antonym | A word opposite in meaning to another word (hot-cold) |
synonym | One of two or more words in a language that have highly similar meanings (happy, glad) |
onomatopoeia | A word or words that imitate the sound it is describing. (ex. meow or buzz) |
connotation | The meaning of a word or expression in addition to its primary meaning: A possible connotation of “home” is “a place of warmth, comfort, and affection.” |
foreshadow | The author provides hints or clues that tip the reader off as to what is to come later in the text. |
climax | The turning point in the story, the most intense moment. The conflict begins to resolve itself for better or worse. |