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Unit 2: Test

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What is an author's purpose? Their main reason for writing.
What three ways can the author's purpose be indentified? To inform, entertain, or persuade.
What is a central idea? The main point or insight the author wants to share with readers.
What is a theme? The message/lesson or insight about life that the author expresses.
What does the root '-bene-' mean? well, good, helpful
What does the suffix '-able' mean? capable, given, tending
What does the prefix 'Dis-' mean? away, apart, opposite of
What are the three ways an informational text can be structured? Chronological, cause-and-effect, and compare-and-contrast
What is a cause-and-effect structure? Arranges information to show the relationship between something that happened and why.
What is a chronological structure? Arranges information to show the order in which different events happened.
What is a compare-and-contrast structure? Arranges information to show the relationship between something that happened and why.
What are the four distinct details in an informational text? Anecdote, statistic, fact, and example
What does anecdote mean? Short stories about something that really happened to a person.
What is a statistic? Numbers that show information.
What is a fact? Things that are true and can be proven.
What is an example? Specific things that show what an idea means.
What does connotation mean? The emotional association behind the word. (Positive, neutral, negative).
What does synonym mean? Words that have the same meaning but are spelled differently.
What is an end-stopped line break in a poem? Poetic lines with punctuation at the end. Has the reader pause with purpose to create emphasis on the meaning of the line.
What is an enjambed line break in a poem? Poetic lines that do not have punctuation at the end. It ends in the middle of a statement so you must read to the next line without pausing to complete the meaning. Similar to a train of thought or conversation.
What is a stanza in a poem? A poetic paragraph.
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