vocab review (21)

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to provide evidence from a text to prove a claim, statement, or inference

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Support

Front

to show or describe someone or something

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Depict

Front

To arrive to a conclusion based on text evidence and prior knowledge; an educated guess

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Inference

Front

The idea or feeling a word invokes (positive, negative, or neutral)

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Connotation

Front

what the author wants you to know about the main idea of the text

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Central idea

Front

The moral or life lesson learned in a story; it can be stated or implied (major theme, minor theme)

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Theme

Front

a specific type of literary work that uses rhythm, rhyme, and figurative language to express ideas, emotions, or experiences in a concentrated and artistic way, often with a distinct structure or form

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Poem

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Sequence of events or actions in a short story, novel, or narrative poem; the main events in a play, novel, or movie

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Plot

Front

The writer’s attitude toward the subject of characters (humorous, sarcastic, formal, critical, etc.)

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Tone

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The way an author presents and develops characters through descriptions, actions, dialogue, and thoughts

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Characterization