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vocabulary Language arts
1Foreshadowing
- the use of hints/clues in a narrative to suggest the future
- telling what is going to happen next
- the previous events highlighted
- fortune telling in a story
2Anaphora
- describes the comparison of two ideas or objects...
- the meaningful arrangement of words in a sentence.
- the repetition of the same word or group of words
- rhetorical appeal based on logic
3Narrator
- the perspective form which the story is told
- the main character
- the person telling the story
- the person reading the story
4Voice
- a thesis statement
- a writer's distinctive use of language to express ideas
- A writer or speaker's attitude on a subject
- the feeling a word invokes...
5Narrative
- an essay written with tone
- tells a story about a series of events
- prose
- a poem
6Juxtaposition
- rhetorical appeal based on character and qualifications
- comparison of two ideas or objects shown in contrast...
- a written copy or record of conversation
- emotional, ethical, and logical appeals used to persuade
7Connotation
- sentence structure by author
- the feeling a word invokes...
- Word choice
- a writer or speaker's attitude toward a subject
8flashback
- an overall summary of events
- a stop in a story to tell another one
- an interruption of of the plot to previous events
- a narrative
9Hyperbole
- an exaggeration used to suggest strong meaning/comic effect
- When a word is really exaggerated for a negative effect
- when someone makes fun of something and it's funny
- hyper bowling
10strategize
- to reach a conclusion based on factual evidence
- the feeling a word invokes ...
- describes the comparison of teo ideas or objects ...
- to plan actions you will take to complete a task
11Novella
- a story about animals
- a book
- a short novel or long short story
- a novel
12prose
- emotional, ethical and logical appeals used to persuade
- reports what someone said but in your own words
- written or spoken language using sentences and paragraphs
- a poem
13symbolism
- a symbol
- something that means something else
- a sign or message in a story
- something that represents itself and something figurative
14Imagery
- when an image is present
- imaginary elements in a story
- visually descriptive or figurative language
- when a story has images
15Syntax
- the meaningful arrangement of words in a sentence
- a writer's distinctive use of language to express ideas
- represents a persons exact words
- the dictionary definition of a word
16Denotation
- rhetorical appeal based on logic
- the dictionary definition of a word
- the repetition of a word
- the feeling a word gives you
17Diction
- an opposing viewpoint
- imagery and tone
- the author's word choice used to convey tone and voice
- the author's attitude
18Metaphor
- a simile
- a comparison using like or as
- a meta-phoric thing
- a comparison not using like or as
19theme
- Writer's choice of words
- the main idea of a story
- the moral or message of a story
- rhetorical appeal based on logic
20To Infer
- to reach a conclusion based on factual evidence
- to make a choice
- to judge someone
- to guess
21Personification
- a comparison between two things
- When you give something a name
- saying something is alive when it isn't
- Giving life like qualities to objects for effect
22tone
- the feeling a word invokes...
- a writer's distinctive use of language to express ideas
- a writer's or speaker's attitude toward a subject
- a writer's word choice used to convey...
23Point of View
- the narrator
- the perspective from which a story is told
- the person telling the story
- the author telling the story
24Simile
- a comparison
- a metaphor
- a comparison using like or as
- contrasting using like or as
