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To come to a reasonable conclusion based on evidence found in the text. ( educated guess by using what the author has given you)
inference
The specific order of a series of events that form a story
plot
indirect reference to something, usually related to fable, history, the Bible
allusion
To sleep is all I want to do over Spring Break.
The 2 underlined phrases are what type of verbal?
participial infinitive gerund
infinitive
Even though it looks like a verb, a participle functions to _______, like an adjective would do.
describe
Idea or message is fully stated or revealed by the author
explicit
the solution to the problem or the end of the main dramatic conflict
resolution
words and phrases not literally meant, helps to build imagery
figurative language
Scampering down the street, the cat ran from the large dog chasing it.
What type of verbal phrase is this?
participial infinitive gerund
participial
***DAILY DOUBLE***
Explain how an ellipsis is used
to indicate missing text, additional wording or something is omitted from writing
Lesson or message throughout story
theme
When a writer describes an object as if it were a person,
personification
meaning something suggested by a word or thing, the feeling the word gives (positive or negative); NOT the true defined defintion.
connotation
While eating dinner, our RUNNING toilet decided to overflow, causing a great mess in the hall.
The CAPITALIZED word is what type of verbal?
participle infinitive gerund
participle
Participial verbal phrases are verb forms that act like ______.
adjectives
the most important point or idea that the author is making in a passage
central or main idea
comparison of two things using like or as
metaphor
literal or dictionary meaning of a word
denotation
Is the CAPITALIZED word in the sentence a verb?
The teacher IS ASKING the students to sit down quietly.
Name the 3 different types of irony
the way an author develops a character over the course of a
text
characterization
meaning is not what the literal meaning would have you believe
idiom
the exact words the characters are saying
dialogue
Their main goal is to eat as much food as possible.
The underlined phrase is what type of verbal phrase?
participle infinitive gerund
infinitive
When the narrator presents and shares all character's points of view, feelings and emotions in a narrative. This point of view is called