Vocab list 5

Question 1

a literary composition in which ideas, customs, or behaviors are ridiculed

Answer 1

satire

Question 2

guidance provided to enable a student to interact with a text they may not be ready to interact with independently

Answer 2

scaffolding

Question 3

sources that are a step removed from the event and provide interpretation and analysis of primary sources

Answer 3

secondary sources

Question 4

separating the individual phonemes of a word into discrete units

Answer 4

segment words

Question 5

influential and important works

Answer 5

seminal US and world texts

Question 6

use of detail from the five senses to appeal to the reader

Answer 6

sensory language

Question 7

incomplete sentences

Answer 7

sentence fragments

Question 8

two or more independent clauses joined improperly

Answer 8

sentence run-ons

Question 9

the time and location of the action in a work of literature

Answer 9

setting

Question 10

a figure of speech creating a comparison between two seemingly unlike things using “like” or “as”

Answer 10

similie

Question 11

a sentence that contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought

Answer 11

simple sentences

Question 12

a variety of English used in public communication and academic settings

Answer 12

standard English

Question 13

a recurring grouping of two or more verse lines in terms of length, metrical form, and rhyme scheme

Answer 13

stanza

Question 14

plot, character, setting, theme, and point of view

Answer 14

story elements

Question 15

the way a text is organized

Answer 15

structure

Question 16

the way a writer uses language to establish mood, images, and meaning in a text

Answer 16

style

Question 17

the way a writer uses language to establish mood, images, and meaning in a text

Answer 17

style

Question 18

a verb form used to express a wish, a suggestion, a command, or a condition that is contrary to fact

Answer 18

subjunctive mood

Question 19

a plot subordinate to the main plot of a story

Answer 19

subplot

Question 20

a word part that is added to the ending of a root word and establishes the part of speech of that word

Answer 20

suffix

Question 21

an approach to thinking and writing that expresses the main points of one or several resources

Answer 21

summarize

Question 22

a segment of a word that contains one vowel sound

Answer 22

syllable

Question 23

a person, place, or object tat represents something beyond itself

Answer 23

symbol

Question 24

the use of people, places, or objects to represent ideas or qualities beyond the literal sense

Answer 24

symbolism

Question 25

a word that has a meaning identical with, or very similar to, another word in the same language

Answer 25

synonym

Question 26

the way in which words are put together to form phrases and sentences

Answer 26

syntax

Question 27

putting parts together to form a new whole

Answer 27

synthesize

Question 28

meaning related to a particular field of study

Answer 28

technical meaning

Question 29

the underlying meaning of a literary text. Sometimes a theme is directly stated in a text, and sometimes it is indirectly stated

Answer 29

theme

Question 30

the expression of the attitude of the writer conveyed through choice of words and the viewpoint of the writer on the subject

Answer 30

tone

Question 31

words, phrases, or sentences that establish connections between ideas when writing or speaking

Answer 31

transitions

Question 32

word that expresses action or a state of being

Answer 32

verb

Question 33

refers to all the words of our language

Answer 33

vocabulary

Question 34

two vowels together that represent one phoneme or sound

Answer 34

vowel digraph

Question 35

a writer’s unique use of language particular to their style

Answer 35

voice

Question 36

group of words that share a rhyme ( a vowel plus the consonants that folllow)

Answer 36

word family