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POETRY TERMS
ACADEMIC VOCABULARY
Creative non-fiction and DRAMA
FICTION TERMS
EXPOSITORY TERMS
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A comparison using "like" or "as"
simile
100
What does it mean when a question refers to the "selection"
the reading passage
100
in plays, this part shows up in italics and tells the reader how actors are moving and what is happening on the stage.
stage directions
100
the sequence of events in a story. (first this, then this, then this, the end).
plot
100
Where the story takes place. Includes weather, time, place.
setting
200
a comparison of two things NOT using "like" or "as"
metaphor
200
What does it mean when a question refers to "the passage"
the article or story that you just read
200
this is the type of writing that tells a personal story.
personal narrative
200
the main problem in a story. The problem is happening inside the character, a struggle with their thoughts and morals.
internal conflict
200
The main idea of an expository piece. What the article is all about.
controlling idea
300
a group of lines within a poem
stanza
300
saying something with a meaning that isn't literal.
figurative language
300
when two people are speaking to each other.
dialogue
300
the turning point in the story. everything changes when this happens.
climax
300
the main points of a text from beginning, middle, and end.
summary
400
what we call the person who is "speaking" in the poem, or the voice in the poem.
speaker
400
What do you call an educated guess? (a guess that uses proof from the text)
inference
400
the attitude or the feeling that the author creates in his/her writing.
tone
400
The message the author wants the reader to understand about life.
THEME
400
specific quotes of what you read
textual evidence
500
an over exaggeration
hyperbole
500
What does the word "significance" mean?
important
500
the person telling the story is the same person experiencing the story. (key words: "i" and "we"
first person point of view
500
The beginning of a story. characters and setting are usually introduced.
exposition
500
The author's reason for writing something a certain way.
Author's purpose