Words To Know!!!!!

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Bias

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A personal opinion or prejudice.

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Author's Bias

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An author's personal opinion or prejudice for or against something that influences what he or she writes.

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Theme

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A story's moral or lesson about life.

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Works Cited

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A formal listing, alphetical by author's last name, giving full publication information for all primary and secondary sources used in a particular document: also called a bibliography

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Hyperbole

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An exaggeration used for emphasis or to make a point ( Example: I'm so hungry I could eat a horse! )

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Idiom

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Phrases that are used in a figurative way instead of a literal way within a culture ( Example: It's raining cats and dogs. )

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Imagery

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Language that appeals to one of your 5 senses.

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Metaphor

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A comparison of two unlike things without using "like" or "as" ( Example: Her smile is a sunshine. )

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Onomatopoeia

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The use of words to imitate sound effects. ( Example: Buzz )

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Oxymoron

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A figure a speech that places two opposites words together ( Example: Jumbo Shrimp, Freezer Burn )

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Personification

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Giving human traits to objects or animals ( Example: The tree danced in the wind. )

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Simile

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Compare two unlike things using the words "like" or "as" ( Example: He runs like a deer. )

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Alliteration

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The repetition of the beginning consonant sounds ( Example: Barry Bonds bought a bulldog. )

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Assonance

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The repetition of vowels sounds ( Example: Men sell wedding bells. )

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Symbolism

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Using an object to represent something else ( Example: A white dove stands for peace. )

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euphemism

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The substitution of a softer expression for a harsh and blunt one ( Example: We say " to pass away" instead of "die." )

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Extends Metaphor

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A metaphor that is carried throughout a text.

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Verbal Irony

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The use of language that expresses the opposite of what a character or narrator really means; similar to sarcasm.

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Situational Irony

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When the expected result of a situation is different from the actual result

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Dramatic Irony

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When the audience has information that a character does not, and this lack this lack of knowledge affects the character's actions

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Context Clues

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The words or sentences wound a word that helps a reader understand that word's meaning.

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Connotation

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The implied meaning of a word ( Example: He has a green thumb -- means he can grow anything. )

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Denotation

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The dictionary definition of a word ( Example: He had on a green shirt - means a color )

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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 is all knowing when it comes to the thoughts and feelings of the characters

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Third Person Omniscient

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

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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 In 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 the story which follows the climax or tuning point; contains the action or dialogue necessary to lead the story to its' 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 verb used as a noun, adjective, ,or adverb

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Active voice

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The subject performs the action ( example: The dog bit the boy's leg.

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Passive Voice

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The subject receives the action ( example: The boy's leg was bitten by the dog. )

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Indicative Mood

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States a fact or opinion. Most sentences are in the indicative mood. ( Example: Tom's energy did not last

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Imperative Mood

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Gives a command or request. ( Example: Stop Her! )

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Interrogative Mood

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Asks a question ( Example: Does a boy get a change to paint a fence every day? )

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Subjunctive Mood

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Expresses a recommendation , a requirement, or a wish. ( Example: I recommend that all students be required to read this story. )

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Conditional Mood

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Makes a statement about what might happen if something else happens. ( Example: If u do not study, you could fail the test. )

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Ellipses

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Show something was left out or omitted from a quote. ( Example: "She has her mother's eyes ... and always dresses like her mom ..." said Bob. )

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Dashes

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Indicates on abrupt break in thought. ( Example: I was thinking of my mother -- who arrives tomorrow -- just as you walked in. )