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repitition of consonants   alliteration  
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character in opposition with protagnist   antagonist  
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opposite   antonym  
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reason for writing selection   author's purpose  
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story of person's life written by the person   autobiography  
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story of person's life by another person   biography  
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cause-stimuluseffect-response   cause and effect  
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the method an author uses to communicate info.   characterization  
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action at highest point   climax  
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compare-how things are alikecontrast-how things are different   compare and contrast  
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end   conclusion  
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struggle between opposing forces   conflict  
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reader can connect text with something else   connection  
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information to find what a word means   context clues  
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speaking   dialogue  
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to examine or judge   evaluate  
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background info; setting, characters, plot, etc.   exposition  
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text written to explain a certain topic   expository text  
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narrative with a moral or lesson   fable  
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fact and opinion   fact vs. opinion  
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action right after the climax and before the resolution   falling action  
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imaginary   fiction  
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language not ment to be taken literally   figurative language  
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story interupted with earlier scene   flashback  
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stories passed through generations   folktales  
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clues about what will happen later   foreshadowing  
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when you make assumptions and apply them   generalization  
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categories of lit.   genre  
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diagram to represent info.   graphic organizer  
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two or more words that sound the same   homonym  
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exaggeration   hyperbole  
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words using senses   imagery  
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educated guess   inference  
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saying something and meaning the opposite   irony  
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say if something is good or bad   judge  
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humorous verse   limerick  
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comparison between two objects   metaphor  
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feeling   mood  
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person who tells the story   narrator  
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true   nonfiction  
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sound words   onomatopoeia  
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two opposite words together   oxymoron  
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restate in your own words   paraphrase  
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giving inanimate objects living characteristics   personification  
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events in the story   plot  
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writing that expresses feeling   poetry  
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the perspective of the story   point of view  
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educated guess   prediction  
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letters before a root word   prefix  
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"good guy"   protagnist  
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opinion   reaction  
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end of story   resolution  
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occurs before climax   rising action  
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word you add prefixs and suffixs to   root word  
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order of events   sequential order  
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where it takes place   setting  
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comparison between two unlike things using like or as   simile  
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letters placed at the end of a word   suffix  
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short explanation of the passage   summary  
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details that support the main idea   supporting details  
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techniques to keep the reader interested   suspense  
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image, object, character,or action used to symbolize something else   symbol  
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two or more words that mean the same thing   synonym  
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the underlying message   theme  
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clues that hint the author's mood   tone  
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to see what you are reading   visualization  
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author's style   voice  
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