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Vocab No 2

POV, Dialogue, Narrator, Context Clues, figurative language

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The author used________ when she described the fierce wind as a howling monster crashing through the trees. Figurative Language
We could tell who was speaking because the_______ was clearly marked with quotation marks and tags like "she whispered." dialogue
Even though I didn’t know what the word melancholy meant, the surrounding_________ about rain and crying helped me guess it meant sad. context clues
As the __________, Leo introduces the characters and explains the background of the small town to the readers. narrator in a text
The emotional _________ between the two friends revealed a secret they had been keeping from each other for years. dialogue
Changing the __________ from third-person to first-person completely altered how much the reader knew about the villain's secret plans. point of view
Readers sometimes have to question if the_________ is completely reliable, especially if that character has a reason to lie. narrator in a text
Authors rely on __________ so that readers can figure out the meaning of difficult vocabulary without stopping to look at a dictionary. context clues
"The classroom was a zoo" is an example of _________because the room wasn't literally filled with wild animals. figurative language
When a story has an omniscient ___________, the audience is allowed to see inside the minds of every single character. point of view
The_________________ might remain an invisible, outside storyteller, or they might actively participate in the plot. narrator in a text
By examining the __________________ in the paragraph, I deduced that a monarchy is a type of government ruled by a king or queen. context clues
The script was filled with witty____________ that kept the audience laughing during the entire conversation between the actors. dialogue
Similes, metaphors, and personification are all types of______________ that help create vivid images in a reader's mind. figurative language
"Please turn down the music," my mom said, initiating a brief _____________ about my volume choices. dialogue
I read the sentence three times to find _______________ like scarcity and empty shelves to understand what dearth meant. context clues
Hyperbole is a form of ____________ where the writer exaggerates a point, like saying an object weighs a million tons. figurative language
Max served as the_________________ about his own childhood, sharing his personal memories from twenty years ago. narrator in a text
If the_____________ only shares the thoughts of one character, the reader gets a limited perspective on the story. narrator in a text
Writers include ___________ in a story to show how characters interact with one another through spoken words. dialogue
The author used ________________ by placing the definition of the rare disease right after its name in parentheses. context clues
Idioms are a tricky type of____________________ because their literal meanings are completely different from their actual meanings. figurative language
From my_______________as a reader, the mystery became obvious long before the characters in the book solved it. point of view
refers to how the writer chooses to narrate the story POINT OF VIEW
Using words and phrases in text to determine the meaning of an unknown word. CONTEXT CLUES
The conversation between two or more characters. In fiction, it is set off with quotation marks. DIALOGUE
the voice that tells the story NARRATOR IN TEXT
words used in an imaginative way to express ideas that are not literally true. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
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