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35 Cards in this Set
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setting |
time place in a story |
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conflict |
problem/struggle |
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plot/complications |
Events that happen in order |
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climax/turning point |
climax/turning point |
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Resolution |
the end of the story where the all loose ends are tied up |
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Point of view/ viewpoint |
through whose eyes the story is told |
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infer/inference |
make an educated guess based on the facts and prior knowledge |
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Contrast |
the differences |
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antonym |
words that are oppositeEx.love and hate |
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synonym |
words that are the sameEx.happy and excited,cold freezing,evil and bad |
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cause and effect |
event that has a resultBen was in the water too long ,effect he died |
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Advantages and Disadvantages |
positives/negatives |
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figurative language |
words that show imagery through description and saying things in another way |
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simile |
comparing two unlike things using like or asThe cotton candy was as soft as a cloudHe’s cheesy like pizza |
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alliteration |
the beginning letter or sound repeatsQueen quincy eat cucumbers in her quiet room in queens,new york |
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onomatopoeia |
word that sounds like itselfSnap,crackle,bang bang,pop,buzz,burr,zip,click |
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Idiom |
when you say one thing but you mean something elseIt’s raining cats and dogs |
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Hyperbole |
an exaggerationI'm so hungry i can eat a horse |
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Draw a conclusion |
take what you know and come up with the outcome of the situation |
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Analogy |
how one word relates to another comparison in a paragraphKitten:cat puppy:dog |
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author’s purpose |
reason the author wrote the passage-entertain-inform-persuadeEx.red kayak-to entertain |
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theme |
the message or lesson the author wants you to get you |
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characterization-traits of the charter brady |
adventurous-plays in the river-brave-rescued ben |
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root |
main part of word |
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Fact |
statement that can be proven |
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opinion |
a statement that is what someone thinks |
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Italics |
slanted font used to call attention to a word to provide emphasisEx.was it my fault |
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repetition |
the repeating of words,phrases,or ideas to emphasize them Ex. I do not like green eggs and ham |
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irony |
when the outcome is opposite than what you expect |
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Imagery |
the use of all 5 senses to get a good mental picture |
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convey |
show or tell as |
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generalization |
stereotype normaly |
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prefix |
a word part added to the beginning of a word that changed the definition |
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suffix |
word part added to the end of a word that alters the part of speechEx.acceptable-able to be accepted31.etymology-/word origin-the country where the word came from |
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