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29 Cards in this Set
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Theme |
The message; the overall lesson of the story that can apply to anyone's life |
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Organizational Structure |
The way a piece of writing is organized |
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Cause/effect |
Gives a reason or explanation for what is happening |
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Compare/contrast |
Lists similarities and differences |
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Problem/solution |
Sets up a problem and it's solution |
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Chronological order |
Gives information in order of occurrence |
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Main idea |
Main idea statement with details or descriptive details about characters and actions |
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Question/answer |
Begins with a question and answers it |
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Ellipsis(...) and dash(-) |
Both can be used to show a pause; the ellipsis can also show that something has been removed |
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Verbal |
A verb form that is functioning as a noun or an adjective rather than a verb |
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Participle |
A verb that is fuctioning as an adjective |
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Gerund |
A verb that is functioning as a noun and ends in ing; subject, direct object, predicate noun, object of the preposition |
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Infinative |
Verbs that follows the word to and can be used a a noun, adj., or adv. |
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Author's purpose |
The reason an author writes about a topic |
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Allusion |
Referring to another work of art or another piece of writing |
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Connotation |
The feeling that a word brings to mind |
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Denotation |
The literal meaning of a word |
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Helping verb |
A verb that helps the main verb in the sentence |
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Action verb |
A verb that shows action |
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Linking verb |
A verb that connects the subject of a sentence to the predicate |
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Archetype |
a universal symbol; a typical character or action that represents something that everyone can relate to |
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Allegory |
A story with 2 levels of meaning |
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Prosdoy |
The study of the elements of language that contribute to a poem or story's rhythmic meaning |
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Abridge |
To shorten a book, movie, or other text |
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Symbolism |
The use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities |
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Drama |
A play for theater, radio, or television; script and stage direction |
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Rhythm |
The long and short patterns in poetry brought about by stressed and unstressed syllables |
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Rhyme scheme |
A poet's deliberate pattern of rhyming lines in a poem or stanza |
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Meter |
Stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem; gives sound to a poem |
