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28 Cards in this Set
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accuracy
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correctness or precision
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affix
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one or more letters occurrung as a bound form attached to the beginning or end of a word or base and serving to produce a derivative word or inflectional form (e.g., a prefix or suffix)
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allusion
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an implied or indirect reference in literature to a familiar person, place, or event
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analysis
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the process or result of identifying the parts of a whole and their relationships to one another
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appositive
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also called apposition: a grammatical construction in which usually 2 adjacent nouns having the same referent stand next to one another; often sererated by commas
My father, Ned, workedfor NASA. |
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assertion
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a declaration statement , allegation, or claim
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autobiography
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the story of a person's life written by himself or herself
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biography
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the story of a person's life written by someone else
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cause and effect
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cause statements stem from actions and events, and effects are what happen as a result of the event or action
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climax
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the turning point in a narrative, the moment when the conflict is at its most intense
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compound word
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a word composed of two smaller words
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conflict
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the conflict in a work of fiction is the issue to be resolved in a story
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contrast
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to compare or appraise differences
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conventions of language
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mechanics, usage, and sentence completeness
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descriptive text
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intended to allow the reader to picture the scene or setting in which the action of a story takes place
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dialogue
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a conversation between in a literary work; the speech of the characters
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differentiate
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distinguish, tell apart, and recognize differences between two or more items
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editorials
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a newspaper or magazine article that gives the opinion of the editors or publishers; an expression of opinion that resembles an article
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epic
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a long narrative poem about the adventures of a hero of great historic or legendary importance
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explicit
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referring to specific text that is included in the reading passage or in the directions
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expository text
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written to explain and convey information about a specific topic - NOT a narrative
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fable
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narrative intended to convey a moral; animals or inanimate objects with human characteristics
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fable
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narrative intended to convey a moral; animals or inanimate objects with human characteristics often serve as characters in fables
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fairy tale
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narrative featuring mythical beings such as fairies, elves, and sprites; originally belonged to the folklore of a particular nation or region
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fiction
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any story that is the product of imagination rather than documentation of fact; characters and events may be based on real life but many actions and conversations are the creation of the author
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first person
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relates events as they are perceived by a single character; the main character "tells" the story and may offer opinions different from the author
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flashback
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used to present action that occurred before the beginning of the story; often introduced as dreams
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focus
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the center of interest or attention
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