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| 8632830765 | dialect | a form of language that is spoken in a particular place or by a particular group of people | 0 | |
| 8632835963 | denotation | the opposition of connotation in that it is the exact dictionary definition of a word | 1 | |
| 8632841449 | context clues | hints or suggestions that may surround unfamiliar words or phrases and clarify their meaning | 2 | |
| 8632845627 | contrast | the process of pointing out differences between things | 3 | |
| 8632849902 | conflict | the tension or problem in the story; a struggle between opposing forces. Terms associated with conflict: central conflict, internal conflict, and external conflict | 4 | |
| 8632858540 | connotation | the idea and feeling associated with a word as opposed to its dictionary definition or denotation | 5 | |
| 8632868457 | comparison | the process of identifying similarities | 6 | |
| 8632871735 | chronological order | the order in which events happen in time | 7 | |
| 8632873910 | clarifying | the reader's process of pausing occasionally while reading to quickly review what he or she understands. by clarifying as they read, good readers are able to draw conclusions about what is suggested but not stated directly | 8 | |
| 8632883280 | cliche | a type of figurative language containing an overused expression or a saying that is no longer considered original | 9 | |
| 8632888274 | author | the write of a book, article, or other text | 10 | |
| 8632891911 | author's purpose | an author's purpose is his or her reason for creating a particular work. the purpose can be to entertain, explain, inform, express an opinion, or to persuade | 11 | |
| 8704069067 | dialogue | the conversation between characters in a drama or narrative. This occurs in most works of literature | 12 | |
| 8704073835 | epiphany | a sudden moment of understanding that causes a character to change or act in a certain way | 13 | |
| 8704083956 | external conflict | the problem or struggle that exists between the main character and an outside force | 14 | |
| 8704089804 | fact and opinion | a fact is a statement that can be proved. An opinion, in contrast, is a statement that reveals the writer's or speaker's belief, but which cannot be supported by proof or evidence | 15 | |
| 8704100240 | internal conflict | the problem or struggle that takes place in the main character's mind | 16 | |
| 8704106545 | generalization | a broad statement about an entire group | 17 | |
| 8704111882 | genre | a type or category of literature. the four main literary genres include: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama. | 18 | |
| 8704120511 | humor | the quality that provokes laughter or amusement. Writers create humor through exaggeration, sarcasm, amusing descriptions, irony, and witty dialogue | 19 | |
| 8704129887 | imagery | the use of words and phrases that appeal to the 5 senses | 20 | |
| 8704136594 | inference | a logical guess based on evidence in the text | 21 | |
| 8704141623 | irony | a contrast between what is expected and what actually exists or happens | 22 | |
| 8704146913 | literal meaning | the actual meaning of a word or phrase | 23 | |
| 8827299074 | main idea | the main point that a writer wishes to express | 24 | |
| 8827302088 | mood | the feeling that a literary work conveys to readers. created through the use of plot, character, the author's descriptions, etc. | 25 | |
| 8827306809 | moral | a lesson that a story teaches | 26 | |
| 8827307737 | motif | a recurring object, concept, or structure in a work of literature | 27 | |
| 8827309629 | motivation | the reason why a character acts, feels, or thinks a certain way | 28 | |
| 8827310753 | parallelism | the use of similar grammatical constructions to express ideas that are related or equal in importance | 29 | |
| 8827315928 | paraphrasing | the restatement of a text by readers in their own words or in another form | 30 | |
| 8827317236 | persuasion | this type of writing is meant to sway readers' feelings, beliefs, or actions. | 31 | |
| 8827321784 | prose | the ordinary form of spoken and written language | 32 | |
| 8827323448 | sarcasm | the use of praise to mock someone or something; the use of mockery or verbal irony | 33 | |
| 8827326129 | satire | a literary technique in which ideas or customs are ridiculed for the purpose of improving society | 34 | |
| 8827332267 | sensory details | words and phrases that help readers see, hear, taste, feel, or smell what an author is describing | 35 | |
| 8877597033 | stereotype | a broad generalization or an oversimplified view that disregards individual differences. | 36 | |
| 8877608979 | style | how a writer says something; many elements contribute to style, including word choice, sentence length, tone, and figurative language | 37 | |
| 8877617818 | summarizing | the process of briefly recounting the main ideas or a piece of writing in a person's own words, while omitting unimportant details | 38 | |
| 8877633747 | suspense | a feeling of growing tension and excitement. writers create suspense by raising questions in readers' minds about what might happen | 39 | |
| 8877659494 | symbolism | using something specific to stand for something else, especially an idea. a symbol is a person, place, object, or action that stands for something beyond itself. | 40 | |
| 8877680042 | theme | a common thread or repeated ideas that are incorporated through a literary work | 41 | |
| 8877687932 | tone | the writer's attitude or feeling about his or her subject | 42 | |
| 8877693971 | voice | an author or narrator's distinctive style or manner of expression. | 43 | |
| 8877704408 | verbal irony | occurs when the speaker means something totally different than what he or she is saying and often times the opposite of what a character is saying is true | 44 | |
| 8877714286 | dramatic irony | occurs when facts are not known to the characters in a work of literature but are known by the audience | 45 | |
| 8877722353 | cosmic irony | suggests that some unknown force brings about dire and dreadful events | 46 | |
| 8877728380 | hubris | overbearing and excessive pride | 47 | |
| 8983113512 | cacophony | a harsh, discordant, unpleasant-sounding choice and arrangement of sounds. | 48 | |
| 8983118297 | euphony | a smooth, pleasant-sounding choice and arrangement of sounds | 49 | |
| 8983122864 | euphemism | substituting a mild, indirect, or vague term for a harsh, blunt, or offensive one | 50 | |
| 8983128712 | apostrophe | a figure of speech in which someone absent or dead or something nonhuman is addressed as if it were alive and present and could reply | 51 | |
| 8983134551 | autobiography | a form of nonfiction in which a person tells the story of his or her life | 52 | |
| 8983138757 | ballad | a poem that tells a story and is meant to be sung or recited | 53 | |
| 8983141838 | biography | the story of a persons life that is written by someone else | 54 | |
| 8983145693 | comedy | a dramatic work that is light and often humorous in tone and usually ends happily with a peaceful resolution of the main conflict. | 55 | |
| 8983152669 | drama | form of literature meant to be performed by actors before an audience. in a drama, the characters dialogue and actions tell the story. the written form of a play is also known as a script | 56 | |
| 8983164517 | elegy | a type of literature defined as a song or poem that expresses sorrow or lamentation, usually for one who has died | 57 | |
| 8983170729 | epic | a long narrative poem about the adventures of a hero whose actions reflect the ideals and values of a nation or group | 58 | |
| 8983178397 | essay | a short work of nonfiction that deals with a type of single subject. types include descriptive, expository, formal, humorous, informal, narrative, persuasive. | 59 | |
| 9055272134 | fable | a brief tale that teaches a lesson on human nature. often feature animals as characters | 60 | |
| 9055280221 | fantasy | a work of literature that contains at least one fantastic or unreal element. | 61 | |
| 9055286120 | fiction | prose writing that tells an imaginary story. includes both short stories and novels | 62 | |
| 9055289934 | folklore | traditions, customs, and stories that are passed down within a culture. contains various types of literature such as legends, folktales, myths, and fables | 63 | |
| 9055299288 | folktale | a simple story that has been passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth. told primarily to entertain rather than to explain or teach a lesson | 64 | |
| 9055321932 | historical fiction | fiction that explores a past time period and may contain references to actual people and events of the past | 65 | |
| 9055332806 | horror fiction | fiction that contains mysterious and often supernatural events to create a sense of terror | 66 | |
| 9055338214 | legend | a story handed down from the past about a specific person, usually someone of heroic accomplishments | 67 | |
| 9055371976 | memoir | a specific type of autobiography; like autobiography, this is about the author's personal experiences. however, this does not necessarily cover an author's entire life. | 68 | |
| 9055382581 | myth | a traditional story that attempts to explain how the world was created or why the world is the way that it is. these are stories that are passed on from generation to generation and are of unknown authorship | 69 | |
| 9055400837 | narrative | any writing that tells a story. most novels and short stories are places in the categories of first-person or third-person narratives, which are based on who is telling the story and from what perspective | 70 | |
| 9055410915 | nonfiction | prose writing that presents and explains ideas or that tells about real people, places, objects, or events. | 71 | |
| 9141602006 | novel | a work of fiction that is longer and more complex than a short story. in this, setting, plot, and characters are usually developed in great detail | 72 | |
| 9141609724 | oral history | stories of people's lives related by word of mouth. these histories usually include both factual materials and personal reactions | 73 | |
| 9141617490 | primary source | a first-hand account of an event; includes: diaries, journals, letters, speeches, news stories, photographs, and pieces of art | 74 | |
| 9141626470 | propaganda | text that uses false or misleading information to present a slanted point of view | 75 | |
| 9141636090 | science fiction | prose writing in which a writer explores unexpected possibilities of the past or the future by using specific data and theories as well as his or her imagination | 76 | |
| 9141645530 | secondary source | presents information compiled from or based on other sources | 77 | |
| 9141649123 | short story | brief work of fiction that generally focuses on one or two main characters who face a single problem or conflict | 78 | |
| 9141657998 | speech | a talk given in public | 79 | |
| 9141660459 | tall tale | a humorously exaggerated story about impossible events | 80 | |
| 9141664192 | tragedy | a dramatic work that presents the downfall of a dignified character or characters who are involved in historically or socially significant events. the events in this type of plot are set in motion by a decision that is often an error in judgement. succeeding events inevitably lead to a disastrous conclusion, usually death. | 81 | |
| 9141697440 | allegory | a story in which people, things, and actions represent an idea about life; often have a strong moral or lesson | 82 | |
| 9141702943 | interview | a meeting in which one person asks another about personal matters, professional matters, or both. | 83 | |
| 9215251331 | parody | a literary or artistic work that imitates the characteristic style of an author's work for comic effect or ridicule | 84 | |
| 9215256495 | realistic fiction | imaginative writings set in the real, modern world | 85 | |
| 9215260407 | urban legend | a contemporary story that is told in many rumored versions that have little basis in fact | 86 | |
| 9215266797 | character | a person who is responsible for the thoughts and actions within a story, poem, or other literature. | 87 | |
| 9215273659 | characterization | all the techniques that writers use to create characters | 88 | |
| 9215277393 | static character | a character who does not change or who changes very little in the story | 89 | |
| 9215282047 | round character | a character who is fully described by the author (several character traits, background info, etc.) | 90 | |
| 9215287405 | flat character | a character about whom little information is provided | 91 | |
| 9215295200 | tragic flaw | a flaw in the character of the protagonist of a tragedy that brings the protagonist to ruin or sorrow | 92 | |
| 9215302721 | antagonist | a character in the story who deceives, frustrates, or works against the main character (protagonist) in some way. | 93 | |
| 9215308781 | foil | a character who serves as a contrast or conflict to another character | 94 | |
| 9215311740 | hero or heroine | a character whose actions are inspiring or noble | 95 |
