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Words to Know
language arts review
44 cards·by kayeallen
a book of maps
What is an atlas.
the reason or reasons an author has for writting
What is authors purpose
a yearly calender or book containing info or a book of records
What is an almanac
the main people or animals in a story
What are characters
to show how things are alike
What is compare
to show how things are different
What is contrast
an idea you get from clues in the passage, your own prior knowledge, and common sense
What is conclusion
a problem or challenge faced by the main characters in a story
What is conflict
words,phrases, or sentences around or near an unfamiliar word that helps you understand its
meaning
What is context clues
a peice of information that helps you know about something
What is detail
a book that lists words and their meanings , or definitions
What is dictionary
instructions that explain how to make or do something
What is directions
a kind of writting that uses dialoge and stage directions
What is drama
an athorative reference usually in volumes A-Z
What is encyclopedia
a kind of writing that includes made-up characters and events
What is fiction
to compare two objects using like or as
What is simile
to compare two objects
What is metaphor
a sound word
What is onomatopeia
not intended to be taken literally-used for effect or to show stong emotions
What is hyberbole
to give non-living things person-like qaulities
What is personification
the repeating of words with the same consanent
What is alliteration
a phrase thats not intended to be taken literlly
What is an idiom
a phrase thats not meant to be taken literally
What is figurative language
appears at the end of a line,or in the text to give the reader info.
What is footnote
what most of the sentences in a passage or story are about
What is main idea
the feelings created by the story
What is mood
any writing that describes actual people and events
What is nonfiction
an educated guess based on what you are reading and what you already know
What is inference
a word or phrase at the top of a paragraphs about
What is heading
visaul aids that provide information in a clear, short form
What is graphics
different types of literature
What is genre
is a broad statment using many examples
What is generalization
a book that lists synonyms or words that have the same meanings
What is thesarus
the lesson or message the author wants the reader to learn
What is theme
the main part of a word that gives it meaning,it can be a whole English word or part of of a word
from a different language
What is root word
in a story, how the conflict is solved and what happens to a character afterward
What is resolution
information you already know before you read the story
What is prior knowledge
a word part that comes at the beginning of a root word and changes its meaning
What is prefix
a guess about what will happen, based on what you read and what you already know
What is prediction
a kind of writing that has short lines and stanzas, sometimes it ryhmes
What is poetry
what happens in a story,it includes a conflict or problem that the main character or
characters try to solve
What is plot
a word part that comes at the end of a root word and changes its meaning
What is suffix
a time and place in wich a story happens
What is setting
the order in wich events take place
What is sequence