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28 Cards in this Set
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Acronym |
The abbreviations of words. |
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Alliteration |
A device in which a number of words, having the same first consonant sound. |
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Analogy |
A thing is compared to another thing. |
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Anecdote |
A short and interesting story or an amusing event. |
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Antagonist |
A person or thing that goes against another thing. |
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Antonym |
The opposite meaning of a words meaning. |
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Audience |
A spectator watching or reading anything. |
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Author's Purpose |
What the author wants to accomplish in his story. |
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Bias |
A person or group is compared to somebody, usally considered to be unfair. |
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Cause |
What happened that made something else happen. |
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Chronological Order |
The arrangement of anything in which it happened. |
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Climax |
The most intense, exciting, part of something. |
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Compare |
Note the similaritys between the to things or objects. |
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Conclusion |
The end of a book or play. |
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Conflict |
A series of argument, a problem in a story. |
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Connotation |
An idea or felling the word invokes. |
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Context Clues |
Hints that the author puts in the story to help yoy better understand something. |
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Contrast |
To compare in order unlikeness or differences. |
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Denotation |
The words dictionary definition. |
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Dialogue |
A conversation between two or more characters in a story. |
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Effect |
What happens because of the cause. |
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Etymology |
The study of the origin of words. |
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Expository |
Intended to explain or describe something. |
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Fact |
A statement that that can be proven true. |
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Fiction |
A story that isn't true, it never happened in real life. |
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Figurative Language |
Words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation. |
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First Person Point of View |
The author is in the story. |
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