Vocabulary

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Bias

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Personal opinion

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Theme

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A story's moral

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Idiom

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Phrases used in a figurative way

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Author's bias

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An author's personal opinion

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Hyperbole

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An exaggeration

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Imagery

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Language that appeals to one of your five senses

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Work sited

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Authors last name and other publishing information

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Metaphor

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A comparison without like or as

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Onomatopoeia

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Sound word

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Oxymoron

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Two opposite phrases put together

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Personification

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Human characteristics on inhuman objects

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Simile

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Comparing two things using like or as

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Alliteration

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Repeating consonance sounds

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Assonance

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Repetition of vowel sounds

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Symbolism

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Using an object to represent something different

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Euphemism

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The substitution of a softer phrase rather than a harsher one

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Extended metaphor

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A metaphor throughout the text

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Verbal irony

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Sarcasm

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Situational irony

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When the situation ends in unexpectedly

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Dramatic irony

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When you know something the character doesn't

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Context clues

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The words or sentences around a word that helps define a word

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Connotation

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The implied meaning of a word

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Denotation

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The dictionary definition of a word

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Point of view

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The perspective from which a text is told

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First person

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A story told by a character using the pronouns "I" and "we"

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Third person limited

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A story told by a third person narrator who has limited knowledge

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Third person omniscient

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A story told by a third person who is all knowing when it comes to the thoughts and feelings of the charcters

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Setting

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The time, place, and weather conditions in which the action in a text takes place

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Plot

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The sequence of events or actions that presents and resolves a conflict in a literary work

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Rising action

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The central part of a story during which problems arise, leading up to the climax

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Climax

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The turning point, when you know how the conflict will be solved

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Falling action

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The part of a story which follows the climax or turning point, contains the action or dialog necessary to lead the story to it's end

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Resolution

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The satisfying end of a play or story -after the problem is solved

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Gerund

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An "ing" verb used as a noun

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Participle

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A verb (including "ing" verbs) used as an adjective

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Infinitive

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"To" and a verb used as a noun, adjective, or adverb

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Active voice

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The subject preforms the action

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Passive voice

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The subject receives the action

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Indicative voice

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States a fact or opinion. Most sentences are in indicative mood.

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Imperative mood

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Gives a command or request

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Interrogative mood

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Asks a question

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Subjunctive mood

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Expresses a recommendation, a requirement, or a wish

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Conditional mood

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Makes a statement about what might happen if something else happenes

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Ellipses

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Show something was left out or omitted from a quote

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Dashes

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Indicates an abrupt break in thought