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vocabulary
High school 4/5 points (Literature)
| Term | Definition | Example |
|---|---|---|
| to support | To agree with and give encouragement to someone. | I need money to support your project. |
| infer | To form an opinion or guess that something is true because of the information that you have | I inferred from her expression that she wanted to leave. |
| conclusion | A summing up of the points and a statement of opinion or decisions reached. | He came to the conclusion that she, too, needed time to heal. |
| issue | A subject or problem that people are thinking and talking about. | Whatever the issue was, the conflict between Alex and Dulce remained. |
| to suggest | To mention an idea, possible plan, or action for other people to consider | Who are we to suggest that it's wrong? |
| to describe | To say or write what someone or something is like. | I tried to describe to her the appearance of a camel; but, as we were not allowed to touch the animal, I feared that she did not get a correct idea of its shape. |
| to provide | To give someone something that they need. | Alex was doing everything in his power to provide her with all the experiences of a natural mother. |
| moreover | (used to add information) also and more importantly. | Texting while driving is dangerous; moreover, it’s illegal in some states. |
| however | nevertheless; yet; on the other hand; in spite of that. | The book is expensive; however, it's worth it. |
| contrast | an obvious difference between two or more things. | My new school was a welcome contrast to the one before. |
| point of view | a particular way of thinking about or judging a situation. | From an economist's point of view, business is all about money. |
| imagery | the use of words or pictures in books, films, paintings, etc. to describe ideas or situations. | The idea that the earth is flat can easily be disproven thanks to both the modern laws of physics and satellite imagery. |
| reference | a mention of something. | Make sure to reference where you found any information to avoid plagiarism. |
| despite | without taking any notice of or being influenced by; not prevented by. | They won the game despite overwhelming odds. |
| poet | a person who writes poems. | I had a lovely letter from the poet Whittier. |
| comparison | the act of comparing two or more people or things. | I tell this story to make a comparison between modern times and the past. |
| tone | a quality in the voice that expresses the speaker's feelings or thoughts, often towards the person being spoken to. | His tone was sharp. |
| Metaphor | an expression, that describes a person or object by referring to something that is considered to have similar characteristics to that person or object. | The song used sunshine as a metaphor for joy. |
| cause | the reason why something, especially something bad, happens. | You've never given us cause to punish you. |
| conflict | an active disagreement between people with opposing opinions or principles. | There is a conflict over water rights in the poor cities. |
| theme | the main subject of a talk, book, film, etc. | We will attend a party with a tropical island theme. |
| setting | the time and the place in which the action of a book, film, play, etc. happens. | An example of a setting is the forest in A Midsummer Night's Dream. |
| plot | the story of a book, film, play, etc. | An example of plot is the love story of Romeo and Juliet. |
| character | the particular combination of qualities in a person or place that makes them different from others. | His fine character and conscience earned him universal respect and confidence. |
| symbol | a sign, shape, or object that is used to represent something else. | To her regret, it was there: the leather necklace and its silver symbol that had marked her family line. |
| Irony | a situation in which something which was intended to have a particular result has the opposite or a very different result. | I appreciated the irony of his response when he said, "Lucky us," when he learned we would have to work all weekend. |
| dialogue | conversation that is written for a book, play, or film. | The characters are well drawn and the dialogue full of comic strength, the scenes knit together and the plot skilfully worked out. |
| rhyme | Words that rhyme have the same last sound. | Remember the rhyme "Peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old." |
| narrator | the character who tells you what is happening in a book or film. | "Why no, my dear fellow," said the astonished narrator, shrugging his shoulders. |
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