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26 Cards in this Set
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What’s the term word root? |
It’s the base part of a word. The meaning of a word is related to the meaning of its root. |
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What is Affix? |
A group of letters that is added to the beginning or end of a word to change the meaning. |
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What is Prefix? |
Added to the beginning of the word. |
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What is Suffix? |
Added to the end of the word |
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What’s the term homophone? |
Are words that sound the same but have different meanings or spellings. |
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What’s the term characterization? |
The way an author presents and develops a character |
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What’s the term satire? |
The use of humor, irony, or exaggeration to expose or criticize human feelings |
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What’s the term nuance? |
A small or subtle difference in meaning |
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What’s apostrophe? |
An address to an object, an idea, or an absent person |
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What’s personification? |
The attribution of human qualities to an object or an abstract concept |
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What’s metaphor? |
A direct comparison of two unlike things |
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What’s simile? |
A comparison using like or as |
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What’s imagery? |
Language that appeals to the senses and creates an impression. |
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What’s allusion? |
A reference to a person, place, event, or idea from history or literature |
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Formalist |
Form, Structure, and the use of language in text |
Critical lens |
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Historical |
Culture and events |
Critical lens |
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Feminist |
Gender roles and representations of women |
Critical lens |
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What’s the term plot? |
The sequence of events in a story |
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What’s character development? |
The way in which characters change or grow over the course of the text |
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What’s the term theme? |
A message a text conveys about a topic |
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What’s personification? |
The leading of human qualities to animals,objects, or abstract concepts |
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What’s the term restrictive element? |
Is a descriptive word, phrase, or clause that is essential to the meaning of a sentence |
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What’s the term nonrestrictive element? |
Is a descriptive word, phrase, or clause that is not essential to the meaning of a sentence |
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Connotations |
Are ideas or feelings associated with a word |
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Hyphen |
Is used to connect words or word parts |
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Compound modifier? |
Is formed when two or more words work together to modify a single noun |
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