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KAP Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| third person limited | a pov where an outside narrator uses "he", "she", or "they". limited to a single character. |
| third person omniscient | same as limited but narrator is all-knowing. knows all character's thoughts, feelings, etc. |
| phrase | a small group of words that act as a single unit within a sentence. |
| central theme | main idea, underlying message, lesson of a story. |
| central idea | the primary message or big picture of a story or text. |
| revision/revised | amending, altering, or updating something written. to correct it. |
| formal vs informal tone | formal is precise, standar grammar for more academic texts. informal is casual, conversational, and oftentimes uses slang and contractions. |
| objective summary | a concise and NEUTRAL overview of a text. |
| conclusion | the end or finish of a text; ties it all up. |
| claim or counterclaim | claim is an arguable statement, while a counterclaim is an opposing perspective on that claim. |
| perspective | a person's specific pov, attitude, or way of interpretation. |
| point of view | the perspective, or vantage point from which a story is told (who's telling the story). |
| primary purpose | the main, most important reason, or chief aim behind an action. |
| relevant vs irrelevant | relevant is directly connected, applicable, and important. irrelevant is unnecessary, not applicable. |
| primary or primarily | first in importance! |
| connotation | the emotional or cultural feeling a word suggests, not it's true definition. |
| emphasis | the special importance, value, etc. given to something to make it stand out. |
| contribute | to give or supply something. |
| inference/infer/inferred | an educated guess or conclusion based on evidence, reasoning, or prior knowledge. |
| omit/omission | to leave out, exclude, fail to do something. |
| analogy | comparison between 2 different things to highlight a similarity. |
| allusion | a brief indirect reference to something well-known |
| antonym | the opposite of another word |
| synonym | word that means the same thing as another |
| interrogative | something that asks a question or is used for inquiry |
| indicative | serving as a sign, symptom, or indication of something |
| subjunctive | a verb mood used to explore conditional or imaginary situations |
| imperative | a verb form, sentence, or tone used to give a direct command |
| conditional | a sentence or statement that expresses a hypothetical situation |
| stanza | a grouped set of lines within a poem |
| transition/transitional phrase | a word or phrase that acts as a bridge between ideas |
| dialogue | a conversation between two or more people, or lines spoken by characters |
| ellipsis | a punctuation mark consisting of 3 dots (...). |
| maintain focus | the ability to sustain attention and concentration on a specific task |
| acknowledge an opposing viewpoint | the act of recognizing, understanding, and neutrally stating different perspectives |
| concise/precise | using fewest possible words to convey accurate |
| convey meaning | to communicate, express, or make an ideal feeling known |
| active vs. passive voice | active: when subject performs action. direct and clean. "the boy threw the ball". passive: where the focus is on the receiver of the action, not the doer. "the ball was thrown by the boy". |
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