Vocabulary 2 & 3 Flashcards
Literal
Involving the ordinary or usual meaning of a word or phrase
Cite
To write or say the words of an author of a written work or of a speaker in order to use as an example or as evidence to support an idea.
If the exact words are used, we use quotations. If the words are restated it’s called paraphrasing.
Figurative
Departing from the literal use of words; symbolic. Similes and metaphors are examples of figurative language.
Simile
A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using the word “like” or “as”.
Ex: “He is as crazy as a fox!”
Metaphor
A figure of speech that compares a literal word to something else that represents that word in a symbolic way.
**** it does NOT use “like” or “as”
Author’s Purpose
The reason why an author writes a passage.
It’s ‘as easy as PIE’:
P- to persuade I- to inform, or E- to entertain
1st person point of view
When the passage is written from the narrator’s point of view
Uses the pronouns, I , me, my, us, and we
Theme
The big idea or the ‘message’ of a story that connects the character, setting, and plot.
The lesson learned from the characters
Imagery
The use of vivid, descriptive or figurative language to help the reader imagine a picture in his/her mind
Narrator
The person telling the story who may or may not be a character in the story
Antagonist
The character or force that opposes or causes problems for the protagonist
Protagonist
The main character of a story or play - often, the “good guy”
Hook
The first sentence of an essay which is crafted to interest the reader and motivate them to keep reading
Evidence
textual information, physical data or anecdotal info used to support an opinion
Anecdote
A short account of an event ( usually amusing) used to support an opinion
