Reading Vocabulary
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| narrator | the person telling the story
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| narrative | a story with a beginning middle and end characters and conflict
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| plot | the sequence of events on a story
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| exposition | the introduction; it introduces the characters and setting
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| rising action | a seier of events that builds from the conflict; this portion of the plot end with the climax
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| conflicts | problems the take place in a story
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| climax | the major turning point of the story
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| falling action | events after the climax, leading to the resolution
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| resolution | end of the story where all loose ends are tied up
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| mood | the feeling created by a literary work or passage
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| paraphrase | to restate in your own words; the message does not shorted in length
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| style | anything special or unique about the way a writer writes
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| predict | using prior knowledge to explain what you think will happen in the future
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| irony | when the opposite of what you think will happen happens
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| dramatic irony | when a reader is aware of something that character isn't
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| text organization | the way in which an author presents the information in their article or story chronological order (sequencing) problem/solution cause and effect compare-contrast describing
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| chronological order (sequencing) | the order in which events happen in time
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| foreshadowing | the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot
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| inference | using text evidence and your own prior knowledge to make an educated guess about something that is not directly stated
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| summary | give the main point or idea and the most important details
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| tone | the attitude with which a text or part of text is written ex. serious, humorous etc.
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| evidence | supporting materials used to prove of disprove something
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| fact | a concept whose truth can be proved
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| opinion | a personal belief of judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty - an assumption
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| thesis | the primary position taken by a writer
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| narrative poetry | poetry that tells a story; it has a beginning middle and end characters and conflict
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| lyric poetry | poetry the expresses the thoughts and feelings about one topic
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| imagery | writing that appeals to one or more of the five senses and helps create a mental picture
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| alliteration | use of the same constant sound in words next to each other
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| onomatopoeia | words that make sounds- bam
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| metaphor | comparing two unlike things by saying one is the other
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| simile | comparing two unlike things using like or as
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| characterization | writing that reveals that personality of a character
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| rhythm | a pattern of sounds that you hear when reading
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| antagonist | the character who opposes the main character
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| protagonist | the main character in the story
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| symbol | something that represents something else in a literary work
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| theme | a reoccurring idea or concept in a story
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