7th G Chapter 1-3+7 English Terms Flashcards
Cause
something that brings out an effect or result, such as an event or action.
Characterization
the way a writer reveals a character’s words and behavior descriptions of the character’s appearance, thoughts, and feelings, and comments made about the character by others in the story.
Compare
to look for similarities between people, places, events or passages
Context Clue
a word or phrase near an unknown word that helps the reader determine the meaning of the unknown word
Contrast
to look for differences
Details
facts, statistics, explanations, data, and other evidence to help convey the main idea of a text
Effect
the result of a cause
Evidence
information that an author provides to support his/her opinion including statistics, case studies, anecdote, and expert opinions
Genre
a category of writing
Historical Fiction
a genre of writing that includers historical facts and characters in a fictional story
Indirect Characterization
letting the reader know what a character in a story is like
Inference
a conclusion made about a text based on stated information about a specific subject
Main Idea
what a story is mostly about
Plot
the sequence of events in a story that includes the characters, actions, a conflict and a resolution.
Point of View
the perspective in which a story is told
Setting
the time, place, and circumstances in which a story occurs
Summarize
to briefly restate a story
Supporting Details and Reasons
info a writer provides to back up his/her opinion and to make his/her main point clear
Theme
the moral of the story
Word Choice
the words or phrases selected by an author to convey meaning, mood, and tone
Complex Sentence
a group of words that includes a main clause and one or more clauses
Concise Language
words used to state info clearly and without repetition
Conclusion
the end of a piece of writing that sums up the text’s main points and sometimes leaves the reader with something to think about.
Dependent Clause
a group of words that can’t stand alone as a sentence, even if it has a subject and a verb
Glossary
a collection of specialized terms and their meanings; often at the end of informational references
Independent Clause
a group of words that includes a subject and a predicate and can stand alone as a sentence
Introduction
the beginning of a piece o writing that captures the reader’s attention
Reason
the basis for a claim or opinion
Response to Literature
a type of writing in which an author describes and analyzes some aspect of a literary work
Supporting details and reasons
info a writer provides to back up his/her opinion and to make his/her main point clear
Thesaurus
a reference book that lists words, their synonyms, and their antonyms
Author’s Point of View
how an author feels about a particular topic/idea
Author’s Purpose
the main reason and author has for writing a text, most commonly to inform, entertain to explain, or to express and opinion.
Compare
to look for similarities between ideas, people, places, events, pr passages
Connotation
the feeling or idea that a word expresses
Context Clue
a word/phrase near an unknown word that helps the reader determine what the unknown word’s definition.
Contrast
to look for differences between ideas, people, places, events or passages
Denotation
the dictionary definition of a word
Details
facts, statistics, explanations, data, and other evidence that help to convey the main idea of a text
Draw Conclusions
to make decisions about all, or part of a passage based on info from the text, inferences, and prior knowledge
Evidence
info an author provides to support his/her opinion, including statistics, case studies, anecdotes, and expert opinions
Figurative Language
a word or phrase that means something other than its literal definition
Idiom
a type of figurative language with a commonly understood meaning that’s different from its literal meaning
Inference
a conclusion made about a text based on state info and prior knowledge
Literal Language
a word or phrase that means the same as its dictionary definition.
Literary Nonfiction
a genre of writing that uses actual facts to tell stories
Main Idea
what a story is mostly about
Persuasive Techniques
the ways in which an author tries to influence the reader to think or act in a certain way
Summarize
to briefly restate the most important ideas of a passage in your own words
Supporting Details and Reasons
info a writer provides to back up his/her opinion and to make his/her main point clear
Text Structure
the way an author organizes and presents information and ideas in a text
Tone
the feeling a writer evolves with the specific use of language
Word Choice
the words or phrases selected by an author to convey meaning, mood, or tone
Alliteration
two or more words that being with the same sound that appear together in a text, used to create a sound effect
Cite Details
to point to examples in a text that support the central idea
Compare
to look for similarities between ideas, people, places, events, or passages
Figurative Language
a word/phrase that means something other than its literal definition such as a simile, metaphor, analogy, personification, etc.
Idiom
a figurative expression with a commonly understood meaning that’s different from its literal definition
Imagery
a word/phrase that appeals to the senses; see also sensory language
Mood
the overall emotion created by a literary work
Personification
a type of figurative language that attributes human qualities & characteristics to non-living things
Poetry
a genre of writing that’s separated into lines & stanzas in which an author uses sound devices such as rhyme and rhythm to create meaning and evoke emotion in the reader
Poetry Structure
the way a poem is organized in lines & stanzas
Rhyme Scheme
the pattern of end rhymes a poet chooses for a poem that can be represented by a string of letters
Rhythm
the number of beats in a line of poetry
Theme
the central message of a text usually a generic idea about life; moral of the story
Tone
the feeling a writer evokes with the specific use of language; the attitude a writer takes toward a subject
