MAP Vocab 191-200

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American Literature

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Short stories, novels, plays, and poems written by authors from the United States.

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Analogy

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A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way.

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Argue

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To put forth reasons for or against; debate.

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Caption

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Text describing the contents of a picture, graph, or chart.

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Chart

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A graphical representation of data.

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Climax

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Most exciting moment of the story; turning point.

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Compare

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Comparing similarities between two or more ideas, stories, characters, things, etc.

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Description

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The picturing in words of something or someone through detailed observation of color, motion, sound, taste, smell, and touch.

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Detail

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A particular fact or piece of information about something or someone.

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Develop

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To create, progress, or improve.