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Academic Vocabulary Flashcards

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The end- the final result, outcome, how a story turns out; a decision reached by reasoning

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Conclusion

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Prejudicein favor or against one thing person or group

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Bias

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How two or more things Alike or similar

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Comparison

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A conclusion divergent by reasoning from that . also known as drawing a conclusion

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Inference

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An expression that does not make sense literally. Writers use figurative language to express ideas in imaginative Ways.

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Idiom

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To change someone’s mind of point of view. To compel someone to act in a particular way

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Persuasion

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The way in which an author reveals a perspective/viewpoint as in characters events and ideas in telling a story

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Point of view

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Nonfiction text or names by topic and supporting details may have a boldface headings and graphics that identify important points

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Information text

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How to or more things are different

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Contrast

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Is an authors reasons for an intent in writing. An authors purpose may be to entertain the reader , to persuade the reader, or to inform the reader

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Authors purpose

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Is a word that describes a person. A character trait focuses on a character’s personality not his or her physical trait.

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Character trait

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Writing or speech not meant to be taken literally. Writers use figurative language to express ideas in vivid and imaginative ways

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Figurative language

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A category used to classify literary and other works, usually by form, technique, or content

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Genre

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A figure of speech in which a comparison is implied by analogy but is not stated. Often a metaphor states one thing is/was another

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Metaphor

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The formation and use of words I suggest either sounds that object or idea of being named

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Onomatopoeia

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The order of succession or events happening in chronological order

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Sequencing

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The location or period in which the action of a novel, play , film , ect

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Setting

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The theme in the story is an underlining message or big idea. We typically think of the theme as a moral or lesson learned

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Theme

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Figure of speech in which two unlike things are being compared gently using the terms like or as

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Simile

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An obvious or deliberate exaggeration; figure of speech not meant to be taken literary Example: she ran faster than a rocket

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Hyperbole

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A person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another, opponent, adversary

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Antagonist

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Leading character, hero, or heroine, of drama or other literary work

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Protagonists

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Characters that do not experience basic character changes during the course of a story

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Static character

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Character that experience change throughout the plot of a story. Although the changes maybe sudden, it is expected based on the stories events

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Dynamic character

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Tales concerning human conduct with moralistic outcomes: animals exhibit human qualities and behaviors

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Fable

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Stories composed Oralee and then passed person to person by word-of-mouth. Details are passed from generation to generation

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Folk tale

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Plots record deeds of past heroes: stories are presented as true; stories are usually secular associated with wars and victories

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Legend

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Stories that are seen as true and represented society; plots are usually associated with theologically or Ritual ; Accounts usually explain natural phenomena

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Myth

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Stories about an impossible or exaggerated happening related in a realistic matter of fact and often humorous ways

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Tall tale

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Made a fictional story set in modern settings. They have technology any events that are close or two pertain to current cultures of lives of their main characters in “today” setting

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Modern fiction

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Action or events that make something happen; the actions and events and its consequences

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Cause and Effects

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A device commonly used in poetry: The repetition of an Intel sound of two or more words of a phrase, line of poetry, or sentence

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Alliteration

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Problem that must be solved or met to get to the end of the story

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Conflict

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And idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal meaning

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Connotation

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A literal or dictionary meaning of a word, in contrast of feeling or ideas that the word suggest

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Denotation

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Worked out with great care and detail;marked by intricate and often excessive detail

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Elaboration

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A scene in a movie , novel , ect., set in a time earlier than the main story

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Flash back

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Also known as a concept map, story map, or diagram: A Communication tool that uses visual symbols to express knowledge, concepts, thoughts, or ideas, and the relationship between them

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Graphic organizers

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The use of word to convey be a meaning that is an offset of its literal meaning language used to make a point: often denies the contrary of the truth or state opposite of the truth

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Irony

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Solution to the problem

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Resolution

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The high point of interest or suspense in a literary work. The turning point in a story just before the problem is solved is at its peak

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Climax

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The parts of the story after the climax and before the very end. The events in the falling action lead to the resolution

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Falling action

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Condensing The detail into general idea or statement; a summary. When we generalize we often love people or things together Dash boys are athletic, girls like shopping. Faulty Generalization begin with the words all/no/always/everything/ect. To make a generalization accurate use words such as some/most/many/often/sometimes, ect

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Generalization

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The use of words to create mental images or pictures. IMagery words appeal to the five senses so weird she relates more clearly with a text – figurative language is often used imagery

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Imagery

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Something which can’t be proven: what someone believes

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Opinion

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Thing known to be true or have really happened; statement that can be proven

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Fact

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Metaphorical figure speech in which animals ideas and things are presented as having human qualities

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Personification

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Sequence of events are happening in literary work

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Plot

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A series of events that began immediatel after the exposition

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Raising action

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The beginning of a story; what the characters and setting are established

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Exposition

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The reoccurrence of similar sounds, especially consonants, with a sentence or phrase, example – the ship has sailed off to far off shores. Shelley Sellars shells by the sea shore.

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Consonance

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In a poetry, a couplet what is a pair of lines typically that rhymes and completes a thought

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Couplet

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Pattern poem that is made of seven lines with a set structure in the text forms of a diamond shape

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Diamonante

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A poem of 14 lines using any number of formal rhyme schemes. Each line has 10 syllables with a specific rhyme scheme of ABAD-CDCD-EFEF-GG

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Sonnet

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An arrangement of a certain number of lines, usually four or more, sometimes having fix length , Meter, or rhyme scheme, forming a division of a problem. A group set of lines with in a poem

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Stanza

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Typically a humorous poem consisting of five lines. Let me poems follow a rhyme pattern of AAABBA where are the A lines rhyme and the B lines rhyme . Lines 1 , 2, 5 should have 7-10 syllables, and lines 3 and 4 B Should have 5 to 7 syllables. The first line usually begins with: there was a….. And the ends with the name person or place. The last line is usually a little far fetched or unusual

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Limerick

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A repetition of similar sounding words occurring at the end of the Lines in poems . It is a tool utilizing repeating patterns that bring Rhyme or musiclity and in peoms

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Rhyme

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Poetry that is free from limitations of regular meter or rhyme scheme’s but is still provided artistic expression

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Free verse

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A pattern poem about something in nature that consist of three lines that follow a 5,7,5 syllable count pattern

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Haiku

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When two or more words close to one another repeat the same vowel sound but start with different consonant sounds. Example – men sell The wedding bells. Go and mow the lawn.

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Assonance

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