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31 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 its solution |
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chronological order/sequence/logical order |
gives information in order of occurrence |
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main idea/ description |
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 & dash |
both can be used to show a pause |
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verbal |
a verb form that is functioning as a noun or an adjective rather than as a verb |
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participle |
a verb that is functioning as an adjective |
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gerund |
can serve as subject, direct object, predicate noun, and object of preposition |
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infinitive |
verbs that follow the word "to" and can be used as a noun |
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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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connation |
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 shows action |
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linking verb |
a verb that connects the subject of a sentence |
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archetype |
a universal symbol |
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allegory |
a story with two 2 levels of meaning |
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prosody |
the study of the elements of language that contribute to a poem |
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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 |
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script |
the written text of a play or movie |
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stage direction |
instructions in the text of a play describing the tone or movement of an actor |
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rhythm |
the long and short patterns on 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 |
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meter |
stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem |
