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KITE vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Third Person Limited | Limited to one person |
| Thrid person Omnicent | Multiple People |
| Phrase | Group of words that mean something when put together |
| Transitional phrase | Moves reader from one idea to another |
| Central Theme | Lesson that runs through a narrative text |
| Central Idea | Main Idea |
| Revision | The act of revising |
| Revise | Re-examine and make altercations to |
| Formal tone | A respectful and mature way to speak or write |
| Informal tone | A way to speak that uses slang and can be unmature. |
| Objective Summary | Concise version of a text with no bias. |
| Concise/Precise | Straight to the point/Exact |
| Conclusion | End/Inference |
| Claim/Counterclaim | Argument/opposing view point |
| Perspective | How someone thinks or feels of something |
| POV | Who is telling the story |
| Primary Purpose | Main reason text was written |
| Relevant | Applicable |
| Irrelevant | Non Applicable |
| Primary | Main reason |
| Primarily | Mainly/For the most part |
| Connotation | Emotion or idea that comes to mind with a word. |
| Contribute | To help to cause or bring about. |
| Inference | A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning. |
| Emphasis | Special importance, value, or prominence given to something |
| Analogy | Comparison between two things |
| Allusion | Mentioning something without mentioning it straight on |
| Interrogative | Question? |
| Indicative | Indicate. |
| Subjunctive | Wish |
| Imperative | Command |
| Conditional | Under the right conditions this can happen |
| Stanza | Paragraph in poetry |
| Dialogue | Conversation |
| Maintain focus | keep ones attention |
| Acknowledge an opposing viewpoint | neutrally identifying a counterargument, and demonstrating an understanding of different perspectives |
| Convey meaning | to communicate in a way that helps you understand what something means |
| Active voice | Subject does an action |
| Passive voice | Action happens to the subject |
| Ellipses | Pause in the story, omission of information and seperation of listed events |
| Dash | Abrupt change in the story . |