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Convey
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To make somethng known to someone. (EX. What does the author convery [make known] in the passage or story.)
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Infer
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To form an opinion based onfatcs, clues, and evidence. (EX. Based on what you have read in the story or passage, what can you infer about John and Grace's relationship?)
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Impact
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"The result." Often describes when readers are powerfully affected by something in a story. (EX. What is the impact of the word "exceptional" in the passage?)
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Connote
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(A synonym of "implies") Meaning behind a word. (EX. The word "childlike" connotes innocence.
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Personification
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Can mean giving a non-living thing human characteristics. (EX. The wind roared.) OR A person used as an example to show a certain quality. (EX. Uncle Same personifies partriotism.)
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Extended Metaphor
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When a comparison of two things lasts for several sentences, a paragraph, or even throught an entire story or passage. (What point is the author trying to make, with his extended metaphor that compares life to a spiderweb.)
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