Word Parts
Literary Elements
Reading Strategies
Literary Elements 2
Word Parts 2
100
means: half; partly
What is semi-?
100
Language that appeals to the sense.
What is imagery?
100
Using other words in a sentence to help define an unknown word, useful in solving vocabulary questions.
What are context clues?
100
The part of a literary plot that occurs before the climax has been reached.
What is rising action?
100
means: away from; outside
What is out- ?
200
Means: to turn
What is vers/vert
200
Interruption in the present action of a plot to show what happened at an earlier time.
What is a flashback?
200
Reading between the lines of a text and make a reasonable guess about what is implied in the text.
What is inference?
200
A minor plot that relates in some way to the main story.
What is subplot?
200
means: end; limit
What is fin ?
300
means: law
What is leg?
300
Attitude that a writer takes toward his or her subject.
What is tone?
300
To briefly restate only the important points.
What is summarize?
300
The history of a word or word part.
What is etymology?
300
means: to make; to cause to be
What is -ify?
400
means: false, untrue
What is pseudo?
400
The vantage point from which a story is told, such as first-person, second- person, third-person, etc.
What is point of view?
400
Something that can be proven true.
What is a fact?
400
The use of a person, place, thing, or event that has its own meaning and stands for something beyond itself as well.
What is symbolism?
400
means: state or quality of being
What is -tude?
500
means: both, around
What is ambi-?
500
The general idea or insight about life that a work of literature reveals, such as 'good will triumph over evil'.
What is theme?
500
Something that is implied in a text.
What is implicit?
500
The way a writer uses language; the writer;s own particular word choice, sentence structure, and tone.
What is style?
500
means: below
What is infra-?
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