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Conclude / Conclusion

To reach a decision or opinion based on evidence.

100

Highlight

To draw attention to a key detail or theme.

100

Resolution

How the main problem in a story or drama is solved.

100

Establish

To set up, create, or show clearly

100

Reveal

To make something known or uncover a secret/character trait.

200

Infer / Inference

To figure out something not explicitly stated using clues from the text.

200

Illustrate

To explain or make clear using examples or details.

200

Metaphor

Comparing two unlike things directly

200

Contribute

To help bring about or add to a result

200

Reflect

To show, express, or mirror a feeling, theme, or idea.

300

Convey

To express, show, or communicate an idea.

300

Summarize / Summary

To give a brief statement of the main points.

300

Simile

Comparing two things using "like" or "as".

300

Stage Directions

Instructions in a play script indicating movement, tone, or setting.

300

Demonstrate

To prove, show, or explain using logical reasoning or evidence.

400

Emphasize

To give special importance or prominence to something.

400

Primary Purpose

The main reason the author wrote the passage or included a specific paragraph.

400

Personification

Giving human qualities to non-human things or objects.

400

Stanza

A group of lines forming a unit in a poem.

400

Claim

The author’s main position or argument in a text.

500

Significance

The quality of being important or meaningful.

500

Perspective / Point of View

The standpoint or attitude from which a story or argument is told.

500

Imagery

Sensory language appealing to sight, sound, smell, touch, or taste.

500

 Hyperbole 

Extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or humor.

500

Obstacle

Something that blocks one's way or prevents progress.

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