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kap definitions
vocabulary kap
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| third person limited | focus on one person |
| third person omniscient | outside objective point of view |
| phrase | a group of words that mean something together |
| transition/transition phrase | moves your reader across the story |
| revision/ revised | to fix something to make it better |
| formal vs. informal tone | formal is more professional and informal is more of a relaxed voice. |
| central theme | underline the idea/ lesson of a narrative text |
| central idea | the main idea of a story |
| concise | succint |
| precise | targeted |
| objective summary | not to have a opinion and biased/ concise version of the text with no opinion. |
| conclusion | inference or ending |
| claim vs counter claim | main argument vs opposing position of the argument |
| point of view | who is telling the story |
| perspective | your opinion or interpretation. |
| primary source | main reason why it was written |
| relevant vs irrelevent | applicable vs not applicable |
| primary or primarily | main reason |
| connotation | emotion or idea |
| emphasis | 3 special importance value or prominence given to something |
| contribute | to help cause or bring out |
| inference | a conclusion reached on the book of evidence and reasoning. |
| omit/ omission | leave something out |
| analogy | extended metaphor |
| allusion | direct or indirect reference |
| antonym | different |
| synonym | same |
| interrogative | question |
| indicative | indicate |
| subjunctive | wish |
| imperative | command |
| conditional | under the right conditions this could happen |
| stanza | paragraph is a poem |
| dialouge | conversation in a story |
| maintain focus | keep one's attention |
| acknowledge an opposing veiw point | 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 | when you actively do it/ awesome and amazing |
| passive voice | when something is doing it for you pathetic/ puny |
| ellipsis | omit information, separation of listed items and a pause in a story... |
| dash | arbut change in thought |