Applications Flashcards

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech that describes a person, thing, or idea by saying it is like something else, making a comparison between the two things.
Her voice is music to my ears.

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Author’s Point of View

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A point of view on the subject of what the author or storyteller is writing or talking about.

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Drama

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Dramatic writing that is serious and makes you think

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Irony

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a difference between what the reader thinks the author is trying to say and what they really mean

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Symbolism

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When something stands for an idea or something bigger. Used most of the time in a piece of writing.
dove = peace, red rose = love and romance

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Hyperbole

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To exaggerate or overstate something that is being described.

Some of my clothes seem as old as the hills.

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Character’s Point of View

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A character’s opinion or point of view about what they are writing or saying in the story.

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Alliteration

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A sentence or phrase in which most of the beginning letters or sounds begin with the same consonant sound.

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

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Narrative Text

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Fictional stories, plays, poems. Usually contains some element of plot or conflict.

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Plot

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The events included in a story (may or may not be sequential).

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Cultural Sensitivity

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dealing carefully with hard topics and thinking about how people from different countries would understand the information.

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Story Map

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a graphic organizer in which elements from a story (characters, setting, problem, solution, etc.) are recorded to help with literary analysis

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Inference (when reading)

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Information is used to come to a conclusion or make an opinion, which is sometimes called a “educated guess.”

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Idiom

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a phrase or expression that does not mean the same as the literal words

“Break a leg” “back to the drawing board” “spill the beans”

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Draw Conclusion

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To say something final about what has been read or written.

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Appropriateness

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Determine whether the subject matter is appropriate for the students’ maturity level

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Moral

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Lesson or message to be learned. Common in fables or children’s stories.

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Oxymoron

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Using words that don’t make sense with each other.
Walking dead or disgustingly delicious

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Folktale

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stories that are orally passed through generations

“The Three Little Pigs” and “Little Red Riding Hood” are examples of folktales featuring animals.

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Memoir

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A story or account of someone’s life or a part of that person’s life.

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Diversity

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Representations of people with their different cultures, which can be shown in language, social standing, age, ethnicity, or other ways.

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Simile

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Making a comparison of two or more things including the use of the words “like” or “as.”

My brother was as strong as an ox.

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Poetry

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Creative writing written in verse and often including rhymes or heavy use of figurative language

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Personification

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Giving human traits to inanimate, non-living objects.

The stars seemed to dance in the glow of the moon.

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Analogy
comparisons of two things, usually to make a point. “That's as useful as rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic”
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Figurative Language
A word or phrase that does not have its normal everyday, literal meaning hyperbole: I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!
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Theme
The big idea or major message in a story which is often universal in that it goes beyond cultural boundaries. Harry Potter books have several themes including good vs. evil and making good choices.
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Onomatopoeia
Using words that make the sound of what the text is describing. The buzzing bee flew into the room.
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Literary Analysis
Textual analysis is the careful study of a text or one part of a text, such as the theme, story, characters, or setting, to figure out why and how the text was written.
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Universal Theme
common ideas that appear in literature across all cultures Some common universal themes include love, courage, friendship, and good succeeding over evil.