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22/23 Q1 9WK Review
study words and definitions to prepare for the 9 weeks test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| biography | a form of nonfiction writing in which a writer tells the life story of another person written in 3rd person point of view usually told in chronological order |
| autobiography | the story of the writer's own life, told by the writer written in 1st person point of view usually told in chronological order |
| chronological order | writing in which one event proceeds to the next in the order in which they actually happened |
| summary | a concise, complete, and accurate overview of a text should only include necessary details that are related to the main topic of the text |
| main idea | the most important part in a text names the topic of the text and why the writer is writing about that topic |
| simile | a figure of speech that uses" like" or "as "to make a direct comparison between two unlike ideas Example: pale as a ghost |
| lyric poem | a highly musical verse that expresses the observations and feelings of a single speaker |
| thesaurus | a reference resource that provides synonyms and antonyms of words |
| stanza | a division of lines in a poem (like the paragraphs of poetry) |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which something is described as though it were something else Example: Grandpa was a mule. He was so stubborn. |
| personification | a type of figurative language in which nonhuman subjects are given human characteristics Example: lightning danced across the sky. |
| suffix -ENT | added to a verb to make a noun one who does or performs the action Example: student (one who studies) |
| connotation | the feeling associated with a word may be positive, negative, or neutral |
| denotation | the dictionary definition of a word |
| viewpoint | how someone feels or their opinion about a particular topic |
| synonym | words with similar meanings Examples; chilly-cold, enemy-opponent, afraid-scared |
| memoir | a historical account or a type of biography written from personal knowledge or special sources. Usually about a specific experience or event. Not always in chronological order. |
| cause and effect | A text structure where the author gives an event (cause) and lists the effects of that event. |
| conflicting viewpoints | When two or more people see things from a different perspective. |
| faux pas | An embarrassing error or social mistake |
| vain | To have a high opinion of one’s self or appearance. |
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