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KAP Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Third person limited | Focuses on one person through narration |
| Third person omniscient | Focuses on multiple characters through narration |
| Phrase | A group of words that means something |
| Transition/transitional | Moves one idea to another |
| Central Theme | Underlined lesson or idea behind a narrative text |
| Central Idea | The main idea of the text |
| Revision/revised | The act of revising |
| formal vs. informal tone | Formal tone is professional and informal tone is casual |
| objective summary | To not have any bias or opinion, a concise version of a story or article |
| concise/precise | Precise is doing something with precision, concise is succinct |
| conclusion | An ending or inference |
| claim or counter claim | Claim is your argument vs. counterclaim which is the opposing viewpoint |
| perspective | Your opinion or interpretation |
| point of view | Who is telling the story |
| primary purpose | The main reason it was written |
| revelvant vs irrelevant | Relevant is applicable vs irrelevant is not applicable |
| Primary or primarily | The main reason |
| Connotation | Emotion or idea that comes to mind with a word |
| Contribute | To help to cause or to bring about |
| Inference | A conclusion based on evidence and reasoning |
| Analogy | A comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification. |
| Allusion | An expression to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly. |
| Omit/omission | To have something out |
| Antonym | The opposite |
| Synonym | Same/similar |
| Interrogative | Question |
| Indicative | Indicate |
| Subjunctive | A wish |
| Imperative | Command |
| Conditional | Under the right conditions this could happen |
| Stanza | Paragraph in a poem |
| Dialogue | Conversation |
| Maintain focus | keep ones attention |
| acknowledge | 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 vs passive voice | active is when you're actively doing something and passive is when something is being done to you |
| ellipsis | separation of listed items, a pause in the story, omit information |
| dash | abrupt change in the story |