Grammar

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Central Idea

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the most important or main idea of a paragraph or larger section of text, which tells the reader what the text is about. The central idea in The Outsiders is that we all feel like an outsider from time to time. We have a lot more in common with each other than we do have differences.

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Theme

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The lesson that is learned in a piece of writing. The theme of the Outsiders is that everyone should take some time to learn from those that are different from ourselves.

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Conflict

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A problem or disagreement.Example- In The Outsiders the greasers and socs did not understand each other leading to misunderstandings

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Foreshadow

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A warning or an indication of a future an event. Example- Like in the movie the movie “Outsiders” there was when the doctors let Dally and Ponyboy in to see Johnny by telling them, “It can’t do any harm now”. This led us to believe that he might be dying

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Flashback

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When the character remembers something significant from the past.

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Simile

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A comparison of two things using like or as: ‘the fox was as fast as lighting

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Metaphor

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a figure of speech with a comparison between two unlike things. The moon is a shining plate in the sky

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Verse

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one line of a poem

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Stanza

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Paragraph in poem

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Alliteration

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the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. Ex. The growing grass was green

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Bias

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prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.

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Auhtor's purpose

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A reason or intent the other wrote something

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Apparent

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something that is clear