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8th sol vocab

AB
*PredictUse background knowledge about the subject & clues from story to guess what will happen next
*Sensory ImagesDescribing details so reader can see, touch, taste, smell, or hear what's happening to understand better
*InferenceUse background knowledge and information from story to make true statement
*Draw a ConclusionUse information from story/text and information from story/text to make true statement
*SummaryCollect main events or important facts to make shortened form
*FictionPeter Pan; Fake, made-up story
*Non-fictionBattles of the Civil War; Not fake; true facts and information about real people, places, and things
*Make inferencesAlmost same as drawing conclusions
Sensory Image Wordsradiant sunset, scratchy,rough sweater,
Personification ExampleSlowly, the sea ate the beach away.
Personification DefinitionWhen a object/animal does "person" traits
AlliterationAuthor starts 2 to 3 or more words in a row with same letter
SimileComparison using like or as
MetaphorName calling comparison NO like/as
Hyperbole DefinitionA TOTAL exaggeration
OnomatapoaieWords that sound like the sound they make
SimileComparison using like or as
MetaphorComparison using name-calling
PersonificationWinds stole the leaves from trees
HyperboleExtreme exaggeration
OnomatopoieaWord sounds like the sound it makes
AlliterationAuthor uses 2, 3 or more words in a row that start with same letter
AnalogyRelationships between two words
AdverbDescribes verbs, sometimes adjectives, & adverbs
Verbis, are, crash, postpone
ConflictStruggle or problem between 2 opposing sides
Plotplan
ClimaxHigh point of story; where story takes a turn
Internal conflictDecision inside character; good choice - bad choice
External ConflictCharacter against another character
*Background knowledgeWhat reader knows about, experienced, or has seen about the subject
ConjunctionWords to connect words and phrases
IdiomWords don't mean what they say
IdiomRaining cats & dogs;
Hyperbole exampleYou are the smartest person in the world
Individual vs IndividualManiac McGee against other character
Individual vs NatureNew Orleans citizen everything in Hurricane Katrina
Individual vs SupernaturalCharacter blaming God for death of father
Individual vs societyHatchet character going back in wilderness due to hating regular life, school, and home
First Person Point of ViewStory is written and told by narrator; I remember when I was little
Individual vs selfTravis deciding to study for test or placy wii
Individual vs TechnologyCharacter can not apply for a job on-line because he can't use computer program
Third person limited point of viewStory told by someone outside watching events but limited to seeing from one character's view of it
Third person omniscent point of viewStory told by outside person who's looking on and sees it from everyone's unbiased view



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