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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Third person limited | A narrative point of view where an outside narrator uses "he," "she," or "they." Following one characters perspective exclusively. |
| Third person omniscient | Has narrator that knows everything. Knows every characters thoughts and feelings. |
| Phrase | A group of words that work together in a sentence but doesn't have verbs or a subject. |
| Central theme | A primary underline, message, or idea. An author uses doing literary work. |
| Central idea | The primary message or main point an author conveys in a text. |
| Revision/Revise | Altering, omending, or updating with work plans to make text better or correct. |
| Formal vs. Informal tone | Two different tones; formal is more serious and formal is not so serious. |
| Objective summary | Presenting the highlights or the main idea, and essential details without including personal opinion. |
| Conclusion | The end or finish or event or process. |
| Claim or Counterclaim | A claim made to rebute a previous claim. |
| Perspective | A particular attitude or way of being toward something. |
| POV | The narrative perspective of which a story was told, determining who's speaking. |
| Primary purpose | Main intention, chief aim, or core function. |
| Relevant vs. Irrelevant | Important has to do with the subject. unimportant and doesn't have to do with anything. |
| Primary or Primarily | of chief importance; principal. for the most part; mainly. |
| Connotation | A feeling or idea that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning. |
| Emphasis | Special, importance or value to something. |
| Contribute | Give in order to help or achieve something. |
| Inference/Infer/Inferred | A conclusion reached on the basis on evidence or reasoning. |
| Omit/Omission | To leave something out, exclude. |
| Analogy | A comparison between two things. |
| Allusion | To call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly. |
| Anonym | Word or phrase that is opposite in meaning to another word or phrase. |
| Synonym | Word or phrase that is close to meaning or the same as another word or phrase. |
| Interrogated | Having to carry out a question. |
| Indicative | A sign of indication to something. |
| Subjunctive | Relating to or denoting a mood of verbs expressing what is imagined or wished. |
| Imperative | Something extremely urgent, essential. |
| Conditional | Requirements or circumstances being met. |
| Stanza | A group of lines - unit of a basic poem. |
| Transition/Transitional phrase | A period of change between one state, stage or condition to another. |
| Dialogue | A word, phrase, sentence, in a script. |
| Ellipsis | An omission from speech or writing of a word. |
| Maintain Focus | The ability to sustain attention. |
| Acknowledge an opposing viewpoint | The act of recognizing and understanding the opposing viewpoint. |
| Concise/ Precise | Using as few of words as possible to convey a full meaning. |
| Convey meaning | Transport or carry to a place. |
| Active vs. Passive voice | -Subject performs the action. -Receives the action. |