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to guess what will happen next
predict
person telling a story
narrator
to take someone else's work and say it's yours
plagiarize
First, you need to take out all the pieces to make sure you have everything. Then you will need the tools on the list. Once you have everything, you are ready to put the shelf together.
Second Person
writing that is trying to get the reader to feel a certain emotional response
poetry
referring to the five senses: sight, touch, hear, smell, taste
sensory language
proof
evidence
moving from one thing or place to another
transition
Dale laughed at his friend. "I can't believe he just tried to make that jump," he thought. Tom looked frustrated. "Why did I try to make that jump when I knew I didn't have enough speed," he thought to himself.
Third Person Omniscient
lines that belong together in a poem; a poem's paragraphs
stanza
to put together (or combine) information from different sources
synthesize
put in order
sequence
the exact dictionary definition
denotation
I stood in front of the store looking through the windows at all the lights and wrapped gifts. I thought it was all so beautiful.
first person point of view
The rhythm of stressed and unstressed syllables
meter
standards that a decision is based or judged on
criteria
to make an educated guess (using what is in the text and your prior knowledge)
infer/inference
category or type of story or written material
genre
Greg sat on the grass and looked up at the sky. Jill sat down next to him. "Do you think you passed?"
Greg shrugged, "Guess I'll find out tomorrow."
third person objective
poetry that does not have a regular rhythm
free verse
personal emotional definition along with the exact definition of a word
connotation
words around an unknown word that helps a reader figure out the definition
context
the outcome of a choice
consequence
Paul glanced at Matt. "I am not so sure this is a great idea," he said. Matt rolled his eyes, "Wimp," he thought. "Let's go!"
Third Person Limited
the regular rhythm or beats of a poem
rhyme scheme