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49 Cards in this Set
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A comparision based on a similarity in some detail between things that are otherwise unlike
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analogy
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words that mean opposite things
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antonyms
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the people for whom a piece of writing is intended
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audience
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a writers reason for creating a work
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author's purpose
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the person,action, or event that makes something else happen and what happens as a result of the event or action
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cause and effect
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animals, people, or imaginary creatures that take part in the action of the story
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characters
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the arrangement of details in time order.
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chronological order
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the most exciting and important part of the story
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climax
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pointing out similarities between two or more things
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compare
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an overall opinion that you form after reading a passage
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context clues
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pointing out differences between two or more things
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contrast
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the dictionary meaning of a word
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denotation
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the conversations carried on between characters in a piece of writing
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dialogue
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a statement thaa can be proven true or false
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fact
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a story that is the product of inagination rather than a documentation of fact
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fiction
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language used in writing to make it more expressive
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figurative language
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in this point of view, the story is told by one of the characters
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first person
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a graphic organizer that shows sequence
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flow chart
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a category of books
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genre
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a visual aid, such as a chart or timeline, that helps to present information
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graphic organizer
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an exaggaration or overstatement for effect
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hyperbole
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an exression that can't be understood simply by knowing the literal meaning of the words in it
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idiom
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a determination that you make, based on information and evidence prvided in a passage
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inference
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this is what a selection is mostly about. It can be expressed as a summary of the text and is explained further with supporting details.
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main idea
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a figure of speech that points out the similarities of two different things without un=sing the words"like" or "as"
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metophor
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the emotion a writer intends for the reader to feel
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mood
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writing that is not fictinal and is designed primarily to explian, argue, or describe
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nonfiction
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words that sound like the object or action descirbed
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onomatopoeia
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a viewpoint or personal belief that cannot be proven true or false
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opinion
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text organization in which th emost important fact is presented first
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order of importance
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giving humon qualities to an object or abstact idea
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personification
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the action or sequence of events in a story
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plot
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writing that uses litery elements, such as rhyme, to present ideas or experiences to the reader
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poetry
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the vantage point from which a story is told
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point of view
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a reasonable guess about what will happen next in a story
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prediction
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syllables added to the beginning of a root word to form a new word
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prefix
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the last part of the story, where you find out how everything turned out
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resolution
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events in a story after the conflict but before the climax (usually most of the story)
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rising action
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a base word that is used to make a bigger word
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root word
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the time and place in which the action of a story occurs
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setting
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a comparision of two different things, using "as or "like as a connecting word
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simile
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a grouping og lines in a poem, similar to a poem
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stanza
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syllables added to the end of a root word to form a new word
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suffix
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a brief description of a story or event, identifying the main idea of the passage and the most important details, using your own words
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summary
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additional descriptions, explanations, and details that help to strebgthen the author point
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supporting details
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literary device that uses one, usally conctete, thing to stand for another,usally abstract, thing
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symbolism
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words that have the same (or almost the same) meaning
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synonyms
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the general meaning or
'life lesson" of a story (many stories have more than one!) |
theme
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in this point of view, the story is told by a narrator who stands outside the story and observes the vents as they unfold
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third person
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