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Unit 1 Academic Voc.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Non-fiction Narrative | a type of writing in which the author explores a true experience using descriptive details and events |
| summary | a concise (to the point), complete, and accurate overview of a text. It should not include a statement of opinion or an analysis of the text. |
| characterization | the details about a character in a story |
| direct characterization | the author directly states a character's traits |
| indirect characterization | the author provides clues about a character by describing the character's appearance, actions, and feelings, as well as how other characters react to him or her |
| metaphor | a metaphor is a figure of speech in which something is described (like a character) as though it were something else (like an animal). |
| symbolism | using anything to stand or represent something else |
| antonym | a word's opposite meaning |
| synonym | a word's like meaning |
| voice | when the verb shows whether the subject of the verb is performing or receiving the action |
| active voice | when the subject (doer) performs the action |
| passive voice | when the subject (doer) receives the action |
| point of view | the perspective, or vantage point, from which a narrator tells a story |
| 1st person POV | presents the story from the perspective of the narrator which is a character in the story using 1st person pronouns I, me, and my to communicate what he or she sees, knows, thinks, or feels |
| 2nd person POV | the narrator addresses the audience using 2nd person pronoun you |
| 3 person limited POV | the narrator uses 3rd person pronouns (he, she, them, etc.) to reveal only the thoughts and feelings of a single character |
| 3 person omniscient POV | the narrator uses 3rd person pronouns (he, she them, etc.) to reveal the thoughts and feelings of multiple characters (all-knowing about all characters) |
| monologue | a speech given by a character that expresses that character's point of view |
| compare-contrast essay | an essay that compares(shows the similarities) and contrasts (shows the differences) between two or more works of literature |
| diction | an author's word choice |
| allusion | references to other literary works, famous people, historical periods, etc. for a specific purpose |
| tone | an author's attitude toward a subject or audience; it is often conveyed throught diction |
| connotation | ideas and feelings associated with a word |
| denotation | a word's dictionary meaning |
| indiciative mood | states facts and opinions |
| imperative mood | issues commands or makes requests |
| interrogative mood | poses or ask questions |
| context clues | words and phrases that appear in a text to help you make meaning (synonyms, restatements of an idea, and contrast of ideas and topics)` |
| theme | an central message, concern, or purpose in a literary work |
| lyric poetry | general short poems that create a single, vivid impression of an object, person, or moment in time ; it has musical qualities that convey meaning. |
| narrative poem | a poem that tells a story and includes the main elements of a short story -- characters, setting, conflict, and plot |
| figurative language | language that compares two things that are not truly equal for the purpose of emphasizing a similarity |
| setting | the time and place where a story occurs |
| subjunctive mood | expresses a wish, a hope, or a statement contrary to fact OR express a request, demand, or proposal |
| conditional mood | refer to something that may or may not happen |
| Latin Suffix -ous | means "characterized by" or "full of" |
| Etymology | the word's origin |
| Greek Root: -psych | means "mind" or "spirit" |
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