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Kite Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| third person limited | focus on ONE persons thoughts and feelings |
| third person omniscient | focus on ALL persons thoughts and feelings |
| phrase | a word or cluster of words that have a meaning |
| transition/transitional phrase | a word or group of words that bridge ideas to one another in writing |
| central idea | main idea |
| central theme | a lesson or an over-arching idea |
| concise | succinct;straight to the point |
| precise | exact |
| objective summary | concise version of the text that has no opinion |
| conclusion | end or inference |
| claim | argument |
| counterclaim | opposing view |
| perspective | your opinion or interpretation |
| point of view | who is telling the story |
| primary purpose | the main reason it was written |
| relevant | applicable |
| irrelevant | nonapplicable |
| primary or primarily | main or first |
| connotation | the emotion or idea that goes with the meaning of the word |
| analogy | extended metaphor |
| allusion | a reference |
| omit/omission | leave something out |
| antonym | opposite meaning |
| synonym | same meaning |
| interrogative | interrogate/question |
| indicative | statement |
| subjunctive | wish |
| imperative | command |
| conditional | under the right conditions, something might happen |
| emphasis | special importance, value, or prominence given to something |
| contribute | to help to cause or bring about |
| inference/infer/inferred | a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning |