Lesson 3 Terms Flashcards
inference
an educated guess based on
evidence in a text and what you already
know
cite evidence
to point to examples in a
text that support the central idea or an
inference
figurative language
a word or phrase
that means something other than its
dictionary definition, such as a simile, an
idiom, a metaphor, or personification
compare
to find similarities
contrast
to find differences
author’s geographic location
the location from which the author writes the story; often where the author lives
character
a person, animal, or other
creature that takes part in the action of a
story or poem
denotation
the dictionary definition of a word
connotation
the emotion or judgement that a word expresses
analogy
a comparison that shows a
relationship between two sets of things
point of view
the perspective from which a story or poem is told, most commonly first person or third person; the writer’s perspective about a topic or issue
narrator
the person who tells a story
word choice and tone
the words or phrases selected by an author to convey his or her meaning
context clues
a word or phrase near an
unknown word that can help the reader
determine the unknown word’s meaning
reference source
a source of information, such as a dictionary, a thesaurus, or a glossary, that can help readers understand a text
predict word meaning
to look at parts of a word and nearby words to guess the definition of an unknown word
theme
the moral of a story
summarize
to restate the main points of a text
adage
an old, familiar saying
proverb
an old, familiar saying that conveys wisdom
plot
the series of related events that
build toward the climax of a story
