word meaning
poetry
plot development
fiction
informational texts
100
What should you do when you don't know the meaning of a word?
use the dictionary
100
comparison using like or as
simile
100
time and place
setting
100
narrator is a character in the story; uses words like I or we
first person point of view
100
author's attitude toward a subject
tone
200
nearby words or sentences that provide hints about a word's meaningcontext
clues
200
when the unexpected occurs
irony
200
arrangement of text's events; often centers around resolution of a conflict
plot
200
can be omniscient or limited; uses he or they
third person point of view
200
established rules are adhered to in writing and speaking; academic writing
formal
300
lists synonyms of words
thesaurus
300
metaphor
Example: The geometry test was a nightmare.
300
interruption of a story's order of events to describe an event that happened in the past
flashback
300
storyteller or "voice" of the word
narrator
300
neutral restatement in your own words of the text's main idea and important details
summary
400
a word's implied meaning or association
connotation
400
repetition of initial sound
alliteration
400
clues that suggest something about a future event
foreshadowing
400
reader's opinion about characters or events that is not directly stated in the text; supported with textual evidence
inferences
400
assessment of a text that features your ideas and opinions; evaluation
critique
500
a word's direct or literal meaning; dictionary usually lists first
denotation
500
giving a nonhuman the characteristics of a human
personification
500
the turning point of a story
climax
500
a character whose juxtaposition highlights the qualities of a main character; opposite
foil
500
define substantiated
when an author's argument is backed up with evidence
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