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Kite Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Central theme | an underlining idea that runs through a narrative |
| central idea | the main idea |
| phrase | a group of words that has a meaning when put together |
| Objective Summary | Not to have any bias or opinion a concise version of a story or article |
| Precise/Concise | Precise is exact and concise is succinct |
| Conclusion | The end or inference |
| Claim vs. Counterclaim | Claim = your argument Counterclaim = opposing viewpoint |
| Perspective | Your opinion or interpretation of something |
| Point of View | Who is telling the story |
| Primary Purpose | The main reason it was written |
| Third person limited | A narrative point of view using he, she, or they |
| Third person omniscient | a narrative point of view where a non-character narrator tells the story ising he, she, or they |
| Relevant vs. irrelevant | Relevant = proves something, applicable Irrelevant = random - inapplicable |
| Primary or primarily | Primary = the main reason Primarily = other reasons |
| Connotation | The emotion or idea that comes to mind with a word |
| 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 |
| Analogy | extended metaphor |
| allusion | referencing something else |
| omit/omission | to leave something out |
| antonym | opposite meaning |
| synonym | similar meaning |
| interogative | question interrogate |
| indicative | indicative period |
| subjunctive | wish |
| imperative | ! important command |
| Conditional | under the right conditions this could happen |
| Stanza | A 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 vs. passive voice | active = you actively do something passive = something is done to you |
| ellipsis | separation of listed items, a pause in the story, omit information ... |
| dash | abrupt change in thought - |
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