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Kprep- Rdg: Lit
7th grade Reading literature
Question | Answer |
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analysis (analyze) | break apart a topic to examine its parts and the relationship to reach conclusions about the whole. |
chapter | a previously divided section of a text |
cite (citation) | to identify the source of information |
compare | to examine similarities (and/or differences) |
connotative meaning | associated meaning of word or expression-emotions and feelings created by a word (e.g., Home is a place of warmth and comfort). |
contrast | to examine differences |
describe | to use words, figures or pictures to develop mental pictures |
details | specific information in a text that supports the main idea |
drama | a serious narrative work |
explain | make clear by giving details about something (e.g., One way the character solved the problem was..) |
explicity | stated or described clearly and in detail- a right there answer |
fantasy stories | literary text that contains make-believe elements such as talking animals, magical powers, etc. |
figurative language/meaning | an expression or description that does not mean exactly what it says: can include metaphors, similes, personification, hyperbole |
form or structure | the way the text is organized |
genre | the type of text or particular kind of writing (e.g., realistic fiction, biography, r informational |
historical account | a chronological record of events |
historical novel | literary text that recreates a period or event in history |
inference | a conclusion based on author's information in the text and prior or background knowledge |
narrator | within a story, the person who tells the story to the audience |
perceive | to become aware of, know or identify |
plot | the story or sequence of events in a novel, play or movie |
poem (poetry) | a verbal composition designed to convey experiences, ideas, or emotions, characterized by the use of language chosen for its sound and suggestive power and by tghe use of literary techniques such as meter, metaphor, and rhyme |
point of view | the position from which something is presented or the perspective from which a story is told- 1st, 2nd and 3rd) |
resolution | part of the story in which there is a successful conclusion |
scene | a setting or location where an event happens;can also refer to the background and props in a play, or a short section of a play or story. |
stanza | verse in a poem, song, or refrain |
story | a description of a sequence of events |
summary | shortened version of text containing the main points or events |
textual evidence | details from the text that support the author's point |
theme | the central meaning or idea in a literary work which connects the character, setting, plot (e.g., love and friendship, revenge, a bigh trick) |
tone | appropriate attitude toward the subject based on the writer's intended audience; can be established by the types of words you use (e.g., formal, casual, technical, slang) |
topic | idea |
verse | a line of a poem |