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alt

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high/deep

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anti

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old

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aster/astr

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stars

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aud/aus

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hear (listen, ect)

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auto/aut

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self

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bio

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life

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adage

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a saying that conveys a general understanding among a certain population that is well-known from extended use over time

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Afffix

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letters attached to a root/stem to change its meaning

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allergary

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a story with two meanings

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alliteration

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the reputition of consonant sounds usually at the beginning of words. ex. Dunkin Donuts

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allusion

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reference to a well known person, story, or event which the author assumes the reader knows

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analogy

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a partial similarity between 2 things which are otherwise dissimilar. ex. toe-foot, finger:hand

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anecdote

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brief story told to make a point or entertain

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antagonist

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person/force working against the protagonist

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assonance

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repetition of vowel sounds without repeating consonant sounds
ex. “it beats…as it sweeps…as it cleans!”

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aside

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lines delivered by an actor to the audience in such a way that the other characters cannot “hear”

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audience

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people who read/hear what you’ve written

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autobiography

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an authors account of his/her own life

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ballad

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a narrative poem; often of folk origin intended to be sung

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biography

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a story of someones life written by another person

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cause/effect

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analyzing a subject for the reasons of an action (cause) and the consequences.

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characterization

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how an author presents a character to the reader

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cinquain

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a five line stanza

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climax

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the most intense or dramatic part of a story

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compare

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showing how 2 things are alike

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contrast

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showing how 2 things are different

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conflict

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the problem/struggle between opposing forces that trigger the action in a story

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connotation

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the emotion or associations related to a word

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consonance

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repetition of consonant sounds within and at the end of words ex. “stroke of luck”

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consumer publications

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publications for the use of the general public

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denotation

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the literal or dictionary definition of a word

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denouement

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the resolution or outcome of a story

“and they all lived happily ever after”

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diagraph

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two letters representing a single sound

ph: “f”

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etegy

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song/poem written as a lament for the dead

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epic

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a narrative poem, usually about heroic adventures of a folk hero

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epiphany

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sudden moment of understanding that causes a character to act in a certain way

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epithet

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word/phrase used to describe a character or in place of a character’s name
dog: “a man’s best friend”

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euphemism

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mild term used in place of one considered harsh

“he passed away”

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exposition

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beginning of a story that introduces the setting, character, or background information

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expository text

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writing that explains/informs through fact, reasons, or examples (same as nonfiction)

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fable

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short narrative that teaches a moral or lesson; talking animals

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fairy tale

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a story about real life problems, usually with imaginary characters such as fairies or trolls

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falling action

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part of a story after the climax in which the conflict is resolved
“letting the air out”

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fantasy

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highly imaginative story with supernatural elements

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figurative language

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use of words to create vivid pictures in the readers mind; not literal

46
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give an example of a simile

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strong as an ox

47
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give an example of a metaphor

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her hair is liquid silk

48
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give an example of onomatopoeia

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buzz

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conceit

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elaborate, extended metaphor, usually in poems

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flashback

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an account of a : conversation, episode, event that happened before the beginning of the story to clarify something in the present

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fluency

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reading with ease and expression

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(character) foil

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a character that provides a contrast to another character which intensifies the impact of that character

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folktale

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cultural narrative passed down through the generations

54
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epics, legends, myths, and fables are all examples of ?

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folktales

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footnotes

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numbered notes at the bottom of a page that refers to a part of the text

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foreshadowing

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writer’s use of hints or clues to indicate future events

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free verse

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poetry that has an irregular rhyme or line pattern

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functional text

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printed material specifically intended to convey information. ex: instructions, manuals, labels

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