MAP Vocab 2

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Infer:

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Make meaning from the text plus background knowledge.

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foreshadowing

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clues to upcoming events in a narrative

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Struggle between opposing forces

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conflict

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Flashback: a literary technique presenting past events.

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True

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Language appealing to the senses; evokes mental pictures through simile and metaphor.

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imagery

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Sensory details

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Details that appeal to the five senses and evoke images of how something looks, sounds, feels, tastes, or smells.

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Tension, fear, and excitement that make the reader curious about what happens next.

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suspense

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Difference between reader's expectations and reality

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irony

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Message about life shared by a writer

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theme

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Simile

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Literary technique comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as".