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20 Cards in this Set
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Analogy
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A comparison of two things
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Author's Purpose
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The reason the author wrote the story; to inform, influence, express, or entertain.
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Character
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The person or animal around which the action in the story occurs.
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Climax
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The point of greatest interest or suspense or the turning point in a story.
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Conclusion
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A decision reached based on information presented in a selection.
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Conflict
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The problem or complications in a story.
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Context Clues
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The use of words in a sentence or paragraph to help define a word that is not recognized.
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First Person
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A point of view that includes the author; uses the word "I"
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Fact
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A statement that is true and can be proven
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Flashback
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Returning to an earlier time in a story for the purpose of making something clearer in the present.
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Foreshadowing
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A suggestion in a story of what is to come later by giving hints and clues.
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Alliteration
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the repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of a word
ex. “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers” |
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Irony
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the difference between what is said and what is meant, what is said and what is done, what is expected or intended and what happens, what is meant or said and what others understand.
Ex. Saying “nice weather” during a hurricane |
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Sarcasm
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a kind of irony; it is praise which is really an insult
ex. “This is my brilliant son, who failed out of colle |
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Figurative Language
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changes the literal meaning of words, to make a meaning fresh or clearer, to capture a physical or sensory effect, or to extend meaning
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Simile
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comparison of two unlike things using “like” or “as”
ex. “my love is like a red, red, rose” |
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Metaphor
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a comparison of two unlike things, it says that one thing is another
ex. “my love is a red, red rose” |
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Personification
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giving inanimate objects human characteristics
ex. “nature wept” or “the wind whispered many truths to me” |
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Hyperbole
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Hyperbole
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Oxymoron
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a state with two parts which seem contradictory
ex. “a wise fool” “the sound of silence” “same difference” |
