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C Core Reading Lit
common core reading literature
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| actor | person playing a part in a play, movie, television show, etc. |
| allusion | an indirect reference to something else |
| analogies | a comparison between two thing that are similar in some way (e.g., The frightened boy dove under his covers the way a turtle retreats into his shell.) |
| analysis (analyze) | a method of idea development in which the reader, speaker, or writer breaks apart a topic to examine its parts and the relationship of the parts to reach new conclusions about the whole |
| chapter | a previously divided section of a text |
| cite (citation) | to identify the source of information |
| compare | to examine similarities (and/or differences) |
| connotative meaning | associated meaning of a word or expression (e.g., Home is a place of warmth and comfort.) |
| contrast | to examine differences |
| describe | to use words, figures or pictures to develop mental pictures |
| details | specific information in a text that support the main idea |
| determine | to come to a decision by reasoning or investigation |
| dialogue | conversation between two or more persons; used to show what a character is thinking/ feeling |
| director | supervisor of the actual making of a movie, television show, etc |
| drama | a serious narrative work |
| dramatic irony | situation in which the character is unaware of something the audience (reader) knows (e.g., spooky music leading up to a character being chased) |
| evaluate | to examine something in order to determine its importance |
| explain | make clear by giving details about something (e.g., One way the character solved the problem was...) |
| explicitly | stated or described clearly and in detail |
| fantasy stories | literary text that contains make-believe elements such as talking animals, magical powers, etc. |
| figurative language/meaning | an expression or description that does not mean exactly what it says; can include metaphors, similes, personification, hyperbole |
| form or structure | the way the text is organized |
| genre | the type of text or particular kind of writing (e.g., realistic fiction, biography, informational) |
| historical account | a chronological record of events |
| historical novel | literary text that recreates a period or event in history |
| incidents | events in a story |
| inference | a conclusion based on author's information in the text and prior or background knowledge |
| myth | any story that attempts to explain the way the world was created or is the way it is; usually includes heroes or supernatural beings |
| narrator | within a story, the person who tells the story to the audience |
| perceive | to become aware of, know or identify |
| plot | the story or sequence of events in a novel, play or movie |
| poem (poetry) | a verbal composition designed to convey experiences, ideas, or emotions, characterized by the use of language chosen for its sound and suggestive power and by the use of literary techniques such as meter, metaphor, and rhyme |
| point of view | the position from which something is presented or the perspective from which a story is told |
| resolution | part of the story in which there is a successful conclusion |
| scene | a setting or location where an event happens; can also refer to the background and props in a play, or a short section of a play or story |
| stanza | verse in a poem, song, or refrain |
| story | a description of a sequence of events |
| style | the way writers express their thoughts in language, which involves their choice of words and how they arrange those words in sentences; style should be appropriate to the subject matter and to the writer |
| summary | shortened version of text containing the main points or events |
| textual evidence | details from the text that support the author's point |
| theme | the central meaning or idea in a literary work which connects the character, setting, plot (e.g., love and friendship, revenge, a big trick) |
| tone | appropriate attitude toward the subject based on the writer's intended audience; can be established by the types of words you use (e.g., formal, casual, technical, slang) |
| topic | idea |
| verse | of a line a poem |
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