Words 1
The form of speech of a particular region or people
What is dialect?
To claim something as fact
What is a claim?
The intended readers or listeners of a piece of work or performance
What is an audience?
The turning point in a story
What is the climax?
The process of correcting and revising
What is editing?
A spoken or written conversation between two or more people
What is dialogue?
To favor one view over another
What is bias?
The reason the author wrote the text
What is author's purpose?
To hint at events or actions that will take place later in the story
What is forshadowing?
A type of writing that informs, describes or explains
What is an expository text
To clearly and distinctively pronounce a word
What is enunciation?
A point of view supported by details in an effort to convince or persuade
What is an argument?
The ability to accurately read with speed and expression
What is fluency?
A point in the story where information about prior events to the central narrative are revealed
What is a flashback?
A type of nonfiction written to convey, describe, explain, or persuade
What is informational text?
The negative and positive feelings connected to a word
What is connotative meaning?
A type of text that helps the reader accomplish an everyday task.
What is functional text?
The different categories of literature
What is genre?
Words and phrases that appeal to the five senses
What is imagery?
Words or phrases that mean the opposite of the literal meaning
What is irony?
A comparison of two things that are similar in some ways for the purpose of explaining or clarifying
What is an analogy?
A statement that is deliberately exaggerated for effect
What is hyperbole?
An expression that says one thing, but means another
What is idiom?
A conclusion made based on reasoning and textual evidence
What is inferencing?
The central idea of a piece of text that is supported by details
What is main idea?