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Goodson ELA LT 1-20
commom lit terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Alliteration | repetition of constant sounds at the beginning of a word. ex. Sally sell sea shells by the sea shore |
| Allusion | a reference to a famous person, place, event or work of literature ex. My bother said he wanted to be smart like Albert Einstine |
| Analyzing | to break down and examine the parts of something to better understand it. ex. My mom had to step by step tell what the word meant. |
| Annotating | is a way of marking your textbook by talking key points form text ex. I did not annadate so I do not know were answer is. |
| Analogy | make a comparison between two or more things that are similar in some ways but not alike. ex. Flower |
| Argument | a bad way to present believe, conclusion or stance. the author makes a claim. ex. My brother argues about most things. |
| Assonance | the repetition of vowel sounds with in non-rhyming words. ex Fleet feet sweep by the sleeping geese |
| Author's purpose | authors reson for writing ex. P I E (Persaude, inform, entertain) |
| Central Idea | The main idea is the point of the paragraph. It is important though about the topic. To figure out the main idea, what is ths person, things or idea. ex. What the story is about |
| Characters | people, animals, or imaginary creatures that are in movie |
| Antagonist | Character working against main character ex. scar in lion king |
| Protagonist | the main good character ex. Simba |
| Dynamic characters | a character who changes through the whole course of the movie ex. Kevin from Home Alone |
| Static characters | a character who does not go through significant changes throughout the course of the show. ex. the snow queen from Narnia |
| Round characters | a character who is complex (a lot of personality and characteristics) ex. Harry potter |
| Flat characters | character who is not complicated, no personality, not contributing much of the story. ex. the shark from Nemo |
| Characterization | the way the writer creates and develops characteristics. ex. how the characters personality is |
| Direct characterization | a writer states the characteristic traits or characteristic. ex tell you character personality |
| Indirect characterization | a writer depends on the reader to draw conclusions about the character traits. ex. were another does not directly tell you what the character personality is like |
| Comparing and Contrasting | finding the difference and the similarity of things ex. when you compare and contrast lion vs tiger |
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