ELA VOCABULARY

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What does it mean to 'contribute'?

Back

To give or provide something, often to a larger whole.

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What does it mean to 'infer'?

Back

To draw a conclusion based on information that was provided in a text.

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What does 'develop' or 'development' mean?

Back

To look at how something changes from one thing to another.

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What is 'tone' in a text?

Back

The feeling an author has about a topic as it is expressed in a text.

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What does 'depict' mean?

Back

To show or represent something.

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What is a 'central idea'?

Back

The main point or message that an author wants to convey in a text.

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What does 'contrast' mean?

Back

To look at the differences between two or more things.

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What is 'mood' in literature?

Back

The emotional atmosphere that a piece of writing creates for the reader.

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What does 'analyze' mean?

Back

To examine something in detail to understand it better.

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What is 'figurative language'?

Back

Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning different from the literal interpretation.