English I EOC Terminology

when the audience uses clues to figure out what a character is like

a word or phrase to help readers understand unfamiliar vocabulary

giving human-like qualities to something non-human

underlying moral or message of a story

a sentence that just makes a statement

comparison without using like or as

the emotional meaning behind a word; not the dictionary definition

word part added to the beginning or ending of a root word 

shows a series of events as they happen throughout history

visual representation on paper of physical locations in the world

the character that opposes or goes against the main character in a  story

biased writing meant to influence reader's opinion and behavior; used in advertising

an affix added to the beginning of the word

a person or thing that acts in a fictional work

a contradictory statement that goes against itself

a word that means the same thing

an author's opinion about a specific subject

the perspective from which a story is told

comparison using like or as

series of events in a story

a sentence that expresses a strong feeling or emotion

a character that stays the same throughout an entire story

an affix added to the end of the word

a sentence that gives a command

clues as to what will happen in the future in a text

an extreme exaggeration

author's primary message

a section of a newspaper or magazine that contains a message about a person's specific opinion

an educated guess about something based on what has been implied or suggested

the base part of a word that carries basic meaning

dictionary definition of a word

visual organizer that conveys information through rows and columns

a sentence that asks a question

visual organizer that compares information; bar and dot are two examples of these

a character that changes in a story

a character that is fully developed that we know a lot about

the main character in a story

a word that means the opposite

adds extra information in parentheses

the main heading of a piece of literature that gives insight as to what the rest is about

using two words together that mean the opposite

when the author tells us what a character is like

a reference source used to find word meanings, etymologies, and pronunciations

a character we know little information about

a reference source used to find synonyms and antonyms