ELA II EOC Test Vocab pt 1

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Allusion

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A passing reference in a text to a literary or historical person, place, event, or other literary work.

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Analyze

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To break material down into its constituent parts and determine how the parts relate to one another and to the overall structure or purpose of the text(s).

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Argument

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A type of oral or written communication that develops or debates a topic in a logical or persuasive way.

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Author's Purpose

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The motive or reason for which an author writes, as to entertain, inform, or persuade.

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Claim

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An arguable statement.

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Compare

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To detect similarities or correspondences between two or more ideas, objects, concepts, and other elements from a text.

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Contrast

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Indicates differences.

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Counterclaim

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Arguable statements intended to dispute other claims.

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Describe

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To convey the appearance, nature, and/or attributes of elements or ideas in literary or informational text using vivid language and textual evidence.

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Dialogue

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The verbal interaction between two or more characters in a dramatic or narrative work.