Q1 Academic Vocabulary

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Explicit

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Fully, clearly expressed language, descriptions, information, ideas; state clearly - no doubt what something means; absolutes

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Implied / implicit

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Vague language, unclear, cloudy language or meaning.

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Inference

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The process of drawing a conclusion from supporting evidence

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Parallel episodes

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Events that repeat in an ordered fashion; episodes that align with one another; scenes that mirror each other

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Pace

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The speed at which a story is told, or the rhythm of the story's events

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Flashback

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Moves an audience from the present moment in a chronological narrative to a scene in the past.

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Narrative

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A story - fiction or nonfiction; telling an event or story; an account of experiences

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Conflict, problem, situation, observation

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Conflict - occurs when a character's desire is thwarted by opposing forces Internal Conflicts - mental struggles External Conflicts - problems between people

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Point of view

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What the character or narrator telling the story can see

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Narrator

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The voice that tells a story in literature