Vocabulary
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- Homonym
- two words are homonyms if they are pronounced or spelled the same way but have different meanings
- Science Fiction
- a genre, elements of fiction and fantasy with scientific fact. science-fiction stories are set in the future
- Compound Word
- A Compound Word is Two words are joined to make a new word
- Exaggeration
- making to seem more important than it really is
- Plot
- a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
- Acronym
- Technique for remembering names, phrases, or steps by using the first letter of each word to form a new, memorableword
- Flash Back
- return in time
- Field Guide
- a guidebook describing natural objects of some type that might be encountered in the field
- venn diagram
- a diagram that uses circles to represent set theory
- footnote
- a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
- Rhythm
- Pattern of sound and silence in music.
- Purpose
- what something is used for
- Bibliography
- a list of writings with time and place of publication (such as the writings of a single author or the works referred to in preparing a document etc.)
- Autobiography
- a biography of yourself
- Root Word
- the base component of a term which gives it a meaning that may be modified by other components
- Tall Tale
- highly exaggerated story with humor
- Problem
- a source of difficulty
- stanza
- A group of rimed lines, usually forming one of a series of similar divisions in a poem.
- Prefix
- an affix that added in front of the word
- Excerpt
- a passage selected from a larger work
- Aphorism
- a short pithy instructive saying
- Suffix
- an affix that is added at the end of the word
- Antonym
- two words that express opposing concepts
- Fable
- A legendary story of supernatural happenings, a narration intended to enforce a useful truth; especially : one in which animals speak and act like human beings
- Foreshadowing
- the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot
- Synonym
- one of two or more words or expressions of the same language that have the same or nearly the same meaning in some or all senses
- Persuade
- cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action
- Exposition
- a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic
- Solution
- the successful action of solving a problem
- anthology
- A collection of extracts from the writings of various authors.
- Syllable
- a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
- alliteration
- repetition of the same sound beginning several words in a sequence
- Main Idea
- what a piece of writing is mainly about
- summary
- a briefstatement that presents the main points in a concise form
- Setting
- arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted
- Atlas
- a bound collection of maps
- syllogism
- an argument the conclusion of which is supported by two premises, of which one (major premise) contains the term (major term) that is the predicate of the conclusion, and the other (minor premise) contains the term (minor term) that is the subject of the conclusion; common to both premises is a term (middle term) that is excluded from the conclusion.
- Chronological
- Order of events over time
- Falling Action
- the falling action (or resolution) is characterized by diminishing tensions and the resolution of the plot's conflicts and complications
- Bias
- An inclination of temperament or outlook, especially a personal and sometimes unreasoned judgment.
- Anecdote
- short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
- Satire
- satire is a type of humor that attracts or makes fun of humans foolishness
- Contraction
- a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds
- metaphor
- A figure of speech in which one object is likened to another, by speaking as if the other.
- Rising Action
- Action that leads to turning point
- Memoir
- an account of the author's personal experiences
- Caption
- brief description accompanying an illustration
- Literary Device
- Efers to specific aspects of literature
- Point Of View
- "eyes" through which the story is told
- Biography
- an account of the series of events making up a person's life
- Assonance
- the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words
- Legend
- a story coming down from the past
- Multisyllabic
- Multi-syllabic words in English consisting of one or more syllable with a lax vowel and ending with a syllable containing a tense vowel are highly predictable.
- Fairy Tale
- an interesting but highly implausible story
- Consonance
- the repitition of consonant sounds before and after different vowels
- poet
- a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
- annotated
- adj. explained, elucidated, containing explanatory comments
- Context
- the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
- Stanza
- A group of rimed lines, usually forming one of a series of similar divisions in a poem is a stanza
- Irony
- Irony Might Be Expected an what happens