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Nwea 2

Terms

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Persuade
cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action
Autobiography
a biography of yourself
tall tale
highly exaggerated story with humor
plot
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
Context
the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
Memoir
an account of the author's personal experiences
Anthology
n. A collection of extracts from the writings of various authors.
suffix
an affix that is added at the end of the word
prefix
an affix that added in front of the word
Bias
An inclination of temperament or outlook, especially a personal and sometimes unreasoned judgment.
Foreshadowing
the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot
science fiction
a genre, elements of fiction and fantasy with scientific fact. science-fiction stories are set in the future
point of veiw
the perspective from wich a narrative is told
Atlas
a bound collection of maps often including illustrations, informative tables, or textual matter
Anecdote
short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
Rythm
pattern of sound and silence in music
Rising Action
Action that leads to turning point
Problem
a source of difficulty
Contraction
the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope, Word formed by omitting or combining some sounds
Compound word
A compound word is made when two words are joined to form a new word.
root word
the base component of a term which gives it a meaning that may be modified by other components
Purpose
what something is used for
Legend
a story coming down from the past which may be based on actual people and events but is not historically true
Main idea
what a piece of writing is mainly about
Synonyms
words that have similar meanings
syllable
a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme, a vowel or a group of letters containing one vowel sound
Excerpt
a passage selected from a larger work
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
Poet
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
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.
setting
arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted
Homonym
two words are homonyms if they are pronounced or spelled the same way but have different meanings
Acronym
Technique for remembering names, phrases, or steps by using the first letter of each word to form a new, memorableword
antonym
two words that express opposing concepts
Caption
brief description accompanying an illustration
Biography
an account of the series of events making up a person's life
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.)
Solution
the successful action of solving a problem
Fairy Tale
an interesting but highly implausible story
Aphorism
A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.

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