literacy words 2
Terms
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- persuade
- cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action
- poet
- a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
- setting
- arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted
- anthology
- A collection of extracts from the writings of various authors.
- legend
- widely told story about the past that has no foundation if true or not.
- anecdote
- short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
- problem
- a source of difficulty
- prefix
- an affix that added in front of the word
- 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.
- acronym
- Technique for remembering names, phrases, or steps by using the first letter of each word to form a new, memorableword
- foreshadowing
- the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot
- bias
- An inclination of temperament or outlook, especially a personal and sometimes unreasoned judgment.
- context
- the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
- fairy tale
- an interesting but highly implausible story
- syllable
- a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
- main idea
- what a piece of writing is mainly about
- 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
- synonym
- A word having the same or almost the same meaning as some other.
- fable
- a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
- suffix
- an affix that is added at the end of the word
- plot
- a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
- memoir
- an account of the author's personal experiences
- point of view
- "eyes" through which the story is told
- caption
- brief description accompanying an illustration
- aphorism
- A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.
- homonym
- two words are homonyms if they are pronounced or spelled the same way but have different meanings
- biography
- an account of the series of events making up a person's life
- science fiction
- a genre, elements of fiction and fantasy with scientific fact. science-fiction stories are set in the future
- autobiography
- a biography of yourself
- compound word
- A compound word is made when two words are joined to form a new word.
- excerpt
- a passage selected from a larger work
- rhythm
- pattern of sound and silence in music
- rising action
- Action that leads to turning point
- purpose
- what something is used for
- solution
- the successful action of solving a problem
- antonym
- two words that express opposing concepts
- 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.)
- contraction
- a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds
- atlas
- a reference book that maps and gives facts about places