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40 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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AFFIX
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PREFIX OR SUFFIX
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ALLITERATION
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THE REPITITION OF THE SAME OR SIMILAR SOUNDS THAT ARE CLOSE TO ONE ANOTHER; THE TIMID TINY TADPOLE
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ANTONYM
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A WORD WHICH IS THE OPPOSITE OF ANOTHER WORD; LARGE IS THE ANTONYM OF SMALL
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AUTHOR'S PURPOSE
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WHY IS THE AUTHOR WRITING THE TEXT?
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BIOGRAPHICAL WRITING
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A NARRATIVE ABOUT A PERSON'S LIFE.
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CAUSE/EFFECT
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WHEN ONE EVENT IS A RESULT OF ANOTHER.
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CLIMAX
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THE SITUATION IN A STORY REACHES A CRITICAL POINT. THE TENSION THAT HAS BEEN BUILDING REACHES A PEAK.
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CLOZE
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A PROCEDURE WHEREBY A WORD OR WORDS HAS/HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM A SENTENCE AND THE STUDENT MUST FILL THEM IN BASED ON CONTEXT CLUES.
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COMPARE/CONTRAST
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SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN TWO ITEMS
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CONTEXT CLUES
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BITS OF INFORMATION FROM THE TEXT THAT, WHEN COMBINED WITH THE READER'S OWN KNOWLEDGE ALLOWS THEM TO FIGURE OUT THE MEANING.
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EDITORIAL
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A LETTER TO A NEWSPAPER EXPRESSING AN OPINION.
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EXPOSITION
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION IS GIVEN ABOUT THE SETTING AND CHARACTERS.
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EXPOSITORY WRITING
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NONFICTION; TEXT THAT EXPLAINS AN EVENT, CONCEPT, OR IDEA USING FACTS AND EXAMPLES
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FALLING ACTION
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THE TENSION IN A STORY DECREASES AS THE CONFLICT BEGINS TO BE SETTLED.
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GENERALIZATION
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ONE COMMON IDEA AMONG MANY.
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GENRE
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A TYPE OR CATEGORY OF LITERATURE; EXAMPLE: MYSTERY, FANTASY, EPIC, POETRY, ETC.
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HOMOGRAPH
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TWO WORDS THAT HAVE THE SAME SPELLING BUT DIFFERENT MEANINGS. EXAMPLE THE BOW OF A SHIP, A BOW IN YOUR HAIR
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HYPERBOLE
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A HUGE EXAGGERATION; THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD IS ON MY SHOULDERS
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IDIOM
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AN EXPRESSION NOT TAKEN LITERALLY; DON'T LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG MEANS TO KEEP A SECRET
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IMAGERY
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WORDS THAT EVOKE PICTURES IN YOUR MIND.
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INFERENCE
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USING CLUES TO FIND MEANING IN A TEXT WHEN THE ANSWER IS NOT 'RIGHT THERE'.
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INSTRUCTIONAL TEXT
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TEXT THAT GIVES DIRECTIONS
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MAIN IDEA
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THE MAIN POINT THE AUTHOR IS MAKING ABOUT A TOPIC
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METAPHOR
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A FIGURE OF SPEECH IN WHICH TWO THINGS ARE BEING COMPARED BY SAYING ONE IS THE OTHER; THE GIRL IS A BEAUTIFUL SUN IN THE SKY.
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NARRATIVE WRITING
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WRITING ABOUT AN EVENT IN A PERSONAL WAY; STORY
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PERSONIFICATION
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GIVING HUMAN QUALITIES TO NON-HUMAN OBJECTS
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PERSUASIVE
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TEXT THAT TRIES TO CONVINCE
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PLOT
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ACTION WITHING A NARRATIVE STORY
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POINT OF VIEW
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THE WAY IN WHICH A STORY IS WRITTEN; 1ST PERSON - I, WE
2ND PERSON - YOU 3RD PERSON - HE, SHE, IT |
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PREFIX
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AN AFFIX THAT IS ADDED TO THE FRONT OF A WORD AND CHANGES ITS MEANING.
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PROBLEM/SOLUTION
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A PART OF THE STORY WHERE A PROBLEM IS SOLVED
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RESOLUTION
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THE SOLUTION TO A STORY'S PROBLEM IS SOLVED.
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RISING ACTION
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CHARACTERS TRY TO SOLVE A PROBLEM OR CONFLICT, BUT THE SITUATION USUALLY GROWS WORSE BEFORE THE PROBLEM GETS SOLVED
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SIMILE
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COMPARING TWO UNLIKE OBJECTS BY USING THE WORDS 'LIKE' OR 'AS'.
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SUFFIX
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A GROUP OF LETTERS ADDED TO THE END OF A WORD TO FORM A NEW WORD
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SUMMARIZE
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PICKING OUT THE MAIN IDEAS OF A TEXT.
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SUPPORTING DETAILS
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DETAILS THAT SUPPORT OR GIVE ESSENTIAL INFORMATION THAT GOES ALONG WITH THE MAIN IDEA
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SYLLABLE
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A UNIT OF SOUND OR GROUP OF LETTERS MADE UP OF A VOWEL SOUND OR A VOWEL CONSONANT COMBINATION.
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SYNONYM
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A WORD THAT HAS THE SAME MEANING AS ANOTHER WORD. BIG IS A SYNONYM OF LARGE.
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SYNTHESIZING
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LOOKING AT A NUMBER OF PARTS AND PULLING THEM TOGETHER.
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