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What does Tone mean?
What does Context clues mean?
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What does Context clues mean?
A summary of the whole text
Hints in the text that help you figure out a word's meaning
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What does Tone mean?
The time and place of the story
The author's attitude toward the subject
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What does Theme mean?
The names of the main characters
The main idea or message of a story
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What does Irony mean?
When something happens that’s the opposite of what’s expected
A serious and sad event
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What does Conflict mean?
The way a character is described
A struggle between opposing forces in a story
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What does Inference mean?
A guess based on evidence and reasoning
A part of speech
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What is an imagery?
visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
Image online
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What does Connotation mean?
The emotional or cultural meaning of a word
The dictionary definition of a word
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What is a Flashback?
A flash going to your eyes
Flashback is a transition in a story to an earlier time.
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What is Figurative Language?
Uses words in a non-literal way to create a more imaginative effect.
It shows the figure of shapes.
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What is Point of View?
The narrator's position in relation to a story being told.
The way the story sounds.
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What does Apostrophe mean?
A large pause in a speech
A punctuation mark used for possession or contractions
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What does Onomatopoeia mean?
A comparison using "like" or "as"
A word that imitates a sound
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What is an analogy.
A comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation.
Comparing two things using like or as.
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What does Symbol mean?
A sound effect in writing
An object that represents something else
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What does Root word mean?
The base part of a word that gives it meaning
A word that describes an action
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What does Summary mean?
A list of characters and settings
A brief statement of the main points
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What does Resolution mean?
How the problem or conflict is solved
The start of the story
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What is an alliteration?
When the day begins
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning
Where alligators meet
