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6 Cards in this Set
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Convey
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To make something known to someone
Ex. What does the author convey in the passage/story? |
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Infer
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To form an opinion based on facts/clues/evidence
Ex.Based on what you have read in the story/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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Meaning behinde a word (synonym of "implies")
Ex. The word "childlike" connotes innocence |
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Personification
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Can mean giving a non-living thing human characterictics OR A person used as an example to show a certain quality
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Extended Metaphor
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When a camparison of 2 things lasts for several sentences, a paragraph, or even throughout an entire story/ passage.
Ex. What point is the author trying to make, with his extended metaphor that compares life to a spiderweb? |
