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| inference | a judgment based on reasoning rather than on a direct or explicit statement; a conclusion based on facts or circumstances |
| infinitive | the word to plus the base form of a verb; can function as a verbal, modifying nouns, pronouns, adjectives, or adverbs |
| informational writing | writing that examines a topic and conveys ideas, concepts, and information accurately |
| interpret | to give reasons through an explanation to convey and represent the meaning or understanding of a text |
| interrogative | a sentence in the indicative mood that asks a question |
| irony | the use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or usual meaning |
| irrelevant | not relating to an issue or that which does not support an issue |
| judgment | an opinion formed or a decision made after consideration |
| key detail | a point of information in a text that strongly supports the meaning or tells the story |
| main idea | 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 |
| metaphor | the comparison of two unlike things in which no words of comparison are used |
| multiple-meaning words | a word that has several meanings depending on how it is used in a sentence |
| myth | a story that tries to explain the origin of the world or natural phenomena |
| narrative writing | writing that conveys experiences, either real or imaginary, using a sequence of events as its structure |
| objective | not influenced by personal feelings or interpretations; unbiased; based on facts |
| opinion | a personal view, attitude, or appraisal |
| participles | verbals that function as adjectives |
| passive voice | when the subject of the sentence receives the action of the verb |
| personification | an object or abstract idea given human qualities or human form |
| plot | the structure of a story; the sequence in which the author arranges events in a story |
| poem | a type of text that aims to present ideas and evoke an emotional experience in the reader through the use of meter, imagery, and connotative and concrete words |
| point of view | the narrator’s or writer’s perspective from which the events are told |
| predicate | the part of a sentence that says something about the subject of the sentence |
| preposition | a word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to some other word in the sentence |
| problem/solution | a type of text structure in which a difficulty is identified and resolutions are proposed |
| reason | the basis for a position expressed in a text; a statement expressed to justify or explain a belief |
| recount | to provide a brief retelling of key events in the order of occurrence |
| relevant details | details that relate to the central idea of a text; details that are vital and illustrative to a piece of writing |
| resolution | the part of a story following the climax in which the conflict is resolved |
| rhyme | the repetition of an identical or similarly accented sound or sounds in a text |
| root | the form of a word after all affixes are removed |
| secondhand account | an account not directly known or experienced but obtained from others |
| setting | the time and place in which a story unfolds |
| similarity | showing resemblance in qualities or characteristics; alike but not identical |
| simile | a comparison of two unlike things in which a word of comparison is used |
| simple sentence | a sentence that consists of one independent clause and no subordinate clauses |
| sonnet | a lyric poem of fourteen lines with rhymes arranged according to certain definite patterns |
| story element | one of the essential components of a story |
| style | the author’s choices regarding language, sentence structure, voice, and tone in order to communicate with the reader |
| subject | the part of a sentence about which something is being said |
| subjunctive mood | the property of a verb that expresses an action or state not as a reality but as something that could happen or be imagined |
| sufficient | evidence that is adequate to support |
| summarize | 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 |
| support | to uphold an argument or position through reasons and evidence |
| supporting idea | an idea that explains more about a main idea |
| synonym | a word that is similar in meaning to another word |
| text structure | the author’s method of structuring a text; the way a text is structured from beginning to end |
| theme | a topic of discussion or work; a major idea broad enough to cover the entire scope of a literary work |
| tone | the attitude of the author toward the audience, characters, subject, and/or topic |
| trait | an adjective that describes a character in a literary text and expresses a specific quality about the character |
