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SOL Vocab #2 Eng. 11
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| elements of literature | Plot Setting Initiating Event Conflict Resolution (Denouement) Theme |
| Dramatic Conventions | a set of rules which both the audience and actors are familiar with and which act as a useful way of quickly signifying the nature of the action or of a character. |
| verbal irony | when what is said is the opposite of what happens |
| dramatic irony | when the audience knows something in a play that the actors don't know |
| situational irony | when what is expected is the opposite of what happens |
| Generalization | taking one or a few facts and making a broader, more universal statement out of them |
| Prediction | educated guess |
| Inference | educated guess using information from the text |
| Explicit vs Implied Information | Explicit information is stated directly; implied information is not stated directly |
| Textual Support | Support for your answer found in the passage |
| False Premises | a line of reasoning that is not correct |
| Ambiguity | being open to more than one interpretation |
| Contradiction | two ideas that are opposite, or don't agree with each other |
| Paradox | two statements that are true, but can't be true at the same time |
| Overstatement | exaggerating |
| Understatement | saying something is less than it really is |
| May 15th | The date of the EOC Reading SOL :) |
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