Unit 1
The meaning of PRAAR
What is Pre-Read, Read, Annotate, Answer Questions, Review
The state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something
What is enmity
apart or divided
What is Asunder
done without being planned, organized, or rehearsed
What is impromptu
proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects.
What is Insidious.
The lesson the author teaches the reader from the story
a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.
What is analogy
Perspective that uses words like I or Me in reading
What is First Person Perspective
the description of something as having much less of a particular quality than it does
what is understatement?
the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
What is Personification
Meaning of QFT
What is Question Focus Technique
a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line
What is Sonnet
Writing that uses words such as they or he.
What is Third person perspective
compares two things without using the words like or as (He is the sun, beaming with so much energy.)
What is Metaphor.
an object, a person, a situation, or an action that has a literal meaning in a story but suggests or represents other meanings.
What is Personification
hints found within a sentence, paragraph, or passage that a reader can use to understand the meanings of new or unfamiliar words
what are context clues?
The attitude that the Author tries presents in their story
What is Second Person Perspective
the use of words in a way that deviates from the conventional order and meaning in order to convey a complicated meaning, colorful writing, clarity, or evocative comparison
What is Figurative Language?
the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it
What is Onomonopia?
a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.
What is inference
the general feeling or atmosphere that a piece of writing creates within the reader
what is mood
can most often be stated in one sentence, tells what will happen in the rest of the story.
What is central idea
Word meaning without hesitation
What is dubiously?