Flash Card Test #1

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context clues

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hints in the text that the reader can use to infer the meaning of an unfamiliar word

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objective summary

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a clear, complete, and accurate overview of a text

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mood

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the reader's emotional response to a text (reader centered)

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tone

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the writer's attitude toward a subject matter of a text (writer centered)

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protagonist

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the main character of a story/the one the story revolves around

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characters

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an individual (human or not human) in a literary work

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antagonist

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the character who opposes or is working against the protagonist

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narrative writing

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tells a story and can be fiction or nonfiction

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dialogue

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written or spoken exchange between two or more characters (usually marked with quotation marks)

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declarative sentence

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a statement sentence that ends with a period