Vocab list 5 Flashcards

1
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Summarize

A

Retell the main points of a text in ones words

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2
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Theme

A

Universal truth or insight about life that a work of literature reveals

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3
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Characterize

A

To describe the individual quality of blank

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4
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Narrate

A

Tell a story

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5
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Viewpoint

A

One’s attitude or opinion or position

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6
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Autobiography

A

Story about a persons life written by him or her

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7
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Exposition

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Beginning of a story that introduces the main characters and the conflict

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8
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Falling action

A

Events in a story that occur after the climax that led to the resolution

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9
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Literary element

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Components or parts of any story or work of fiction (theme, plot, setting, characters, motifs, irony, ETC.)

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10
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Idiom

A

Expresses particular to a language or group that mean something other than the literal meaning

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