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15 Cards in this Set
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prediction
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Is a logical guess or assumption about something that has not yet happened.
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subordinate
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Means under or below in rank. EX: A subordinate at work is someone below your level. A private is subordinate to a captain.
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interpret
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To explain the meaning of something. An interpretation is an explanation of meaning.
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annotations
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Notes
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imagery
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Descriptive or figurative language used to create word pictures. It is created by details that appeal to one or more of the 5 senses.
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Setting
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Is the time and place in which a narrative occurs. Details of setting often create atmosphere, the reeling created by a literary work or passage. Atmosphere contributes to the mood, overall emotional quality of a work, which is created by the author’s language and tone and the subject matter.
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foreshadowing
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Is the use of clues to hint at events that will occur later in the plot.
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idiom
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Words or phrases that cannot be taken literally. Ex: He kicked the bucket, the test was a piece of cake, break a leg, raining cats and dogs.
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simile
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Is a comparison using the word like or as. Ex: The cat is as fat as an elephant.
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metaphor
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Is a comparison of 2 unlike things without using “like” or “as”. Its says one thing IS another. Ex: Mom was a rock through the hard times.
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tone
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Attitude in the writing.
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point of view
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The perspective from which a story is told.
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in third person
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The narrator is someone outside of the story.
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allusion
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A brief, usually indirect reference to a person, place, or event that is real or fictional.
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autobiography
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An account of a person’s life written by that person.
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