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WOW words
Literary elements
Literary devices
Text structures
Reading strategies
100
Banal
What is uninteresting due to overuse, common.
100
Climax
this is the turning point of the action in a story
100
Personification
the flowers begged for water
100
Description
a detailed description of something to give a person a mental picture
100
Summerize strategy
think about the beggining the middle and the end of the story
200
Mundane
What is ordianary, common, unimaginative
200
Protagonist
the main character in work of literature that opposes the protagonist
200
Hyperbole
I waited in line for centuries
200
compare and contrast
this is taking two or more things and explaing how they are the same and how they are different
200
visualzing strategy
creating mind pictures
300
Fortuitous
What is happening or produced by chance; accidental
300
Character
a person or animal who takes part in the action of a story, play, or other literary work
300
Analogy
What is shoe is to foot, as tire is to wheel
300
sequence/order
in order, certain steps
300
inferring strategy
making inferences about the text you are reading
400
Nonchalant
What is coolly unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited
400
Conflict
a struggle or clash between opposing characters or forces
400
Aliteration
fleet feet sweep by sleeping geeks
400
cause and effect
the results of something are explained
400
Evaluate strategy
think about how the author makes the story come alive, and how he makes you want to read it
500
Ingenous
What is artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication
500
Antagonist
the character in work of literature that OPPOSES the protagonist
500
Metaphor
life is a journey- You are a gem
500
Chronoligical
order of time
500
synthesizing strategy
weave together what you read