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convey
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to make something know to someone. (EX:What does the auther convey (make known) 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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(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 sam personifies patriotism). |
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extended metaphor
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when a comparison of 2 things lasts for several sentences, a paragraph, r even throughout an entire story/passage. (EX: what point is the author trying to make, with his extend metaphor that compares life to a spiderweb?)
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