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A word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to some other word in the sentence (e.g., in, around, above, for).
active voice
a written account of another person's life
biography
the sequential order in which events occur; the arrangement of events or dates in order of occurrence
chronology
the time and place and environment in which a story unfolds
setting
a word that is similar in meaning to another word
synonym
an exaggeration or overstatement
hyperbole
the attitude of the author toward the audience, characters, subject, and/or topic
tone
a topic of discussion or work; a major idea broad enough to cover the entire scope of a literary work
theme
a sentence in the indicative mood that asks a question
interrogative
a personal view, attitude, or appraisal
opinion
the genre of literature represented by works intended for the stage; a play
drama
the direct or dictionary meaning of a word
denotation
an opinion formed or a decision made after consideration
judgment
information or details from a text that support a reader's assertion; information provided to support claims or analysis that can be evaluated by others
evidence
the author's central thought; the chief topic of a text expressed or implied in a word or phrase; the topic sentence of a paragraph
main idea
clearly expressed or fully stated in the actual text
explicit
a word, words, or phrase in a sentence, paragraph, and/or whole text that help reason out the meaning of an unfamiliar word
context clues
a brief story that illustrates human character traits through animal characters or animated objects and relays a life lesson
fable
the author's method of structuring a text; the way a text is structured from beginning to end
text structure
a story that tries to explain the origin of the world or natural phenomena
myth
to capture all of the most important parts of the original text but express them in a much shorter space and in the reader's own words
summarize
a conclusion drawn from specific information that is used to make a broad statement about a topic or person
generalization
the structure of a story; the sequence in which the author arranges events in a story
plot
the narrator's or writer's perspective from which the events are told
point of view
the range of associations that a word or phrase suggests in addition to its dictionary meaning
connotation
details that relate to the central idea of a text; details that are vital and illustrative to a piece of writing
relevant details
an account not directly known or experienced but obtained from others
secondhand account
a lyric poem of fourteen lines with rhymes arranged according to certain definite patterns
sonnet
the basis for a position expressed in a text; a statement expressed to justify or explain a belief
reason
an anonymous and timeless story that has been handed down orally over time among a people
folktale
the part of a story following the climax in which the conflict is resolved
resolution
when the subject of the sentence receives the action of the verb
passive voice
not infuenced by personal feelings or interpretations; unbiased; based on facts
objective
writing that conveys experiences, either real or imaginary, using a sequence of events as its structure
narrative writing
a word that has several meanings depending on how it is used in a sentence
multiple-meaning words
the form of a word after all affixes are removed
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