| A | B |
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| Analogy | "a comparison between two things that are similar in some ways |
| Antagonist | "a person who fights |
| Cause | "a person, thing or event that makes something happen" |
| Effect | "result; something made to happen by a person or thing" |
| Character | "a person or animal in a play |
| Climax | "the highest point of action or interest in a short story or novel" |
| Conclusion | an ending or part that brings something to a close |
| Denotation | "the literal meaning of a word; the exact meaning" |
| Description | "a telling in words how a person |
| Crisis/Turning Point | "an important or deciding event in a story at which a change must come |
| Expository | "writing that is meant to explain factual material to the reader (for example |
| Falling Action | action that follows the peak of action in a story through to the resolution or conclusion of the story |
| Flashback | "a break in the continuous series of events of a novel |
| Foreshadowing | "a hint in a story |
| Hyperbole | "an exaggerated statement used for effect and not meant to be taken literally (example: Waves as high as mountains broke over the sea shore.)" |
| Idiom | "a phrase or expression whose meaning cannot be understood from ordinary meanings or the words in it (example: Hold your horses.) |
| Inference | "the process of drawing a conclusion from the reading about what will happen or why it happened; prediction based on hints from the reading" |
| Irony | a term used to describe a contrast between what is expected and what really is |
| Metaphor | "an implied comparison between two things (example: a heart of stone)" |
| Mood | the emotional state of mind expressed by an author or artist in his or her work |
| Narrative | "a form of composition that tells a story (short stories |
| Onomatopeia | "using words whose sound suggest their meanings. (examples: buzz |
| Paraphrase | restating in one's own words the meaning of something spoken or written in another form |
| Personification | giving human qualities to nonhuman things |
| Persuasive | writing or speaking in a way that is meant to win someone over or to believe the way one wants them to believe |
| Plot | "the structure of the action of the story; the sequence of events as they occur in a story" |
| Problem/Solution | a text structure in which the answer or explanation to a difficult question is given or a difficulty is worked out |
| Propaganda | "an extreme of written or spoken persuasion intended to influence the reader or listener strongly |
| Resolution | the end result of a situation or problem |
| Sequence | "the coming of one thing after another; a connected series of events or actions" |
| Setting | a physical background and time in which the action of a story takes place |
| Simile | "a comparison of two things that are unlike usually using the words like or as" |
| Summarize | to restate or retell the essential ideas of a longer passage or selection in one's own words |
| Supporting Details | "small pieces of information that one by one assist the reader in seeing the whole concept or picture; small events that are used to tell the full story" |
| Symbolize | "the use of something that stands for or represents something else" |
| Technical | text used to explain how to complete a task |
| Text Features | "graphic features of written material designed to assist the reader's understanding of the text (italics |
| Theme | underlying meaning of a literary work |
| Topic | "the general category or class of ideas |
