Reading SOL

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Tone

The author's attitude toward the subject

End rhyme

The rhyming of words that appear at the ends of two or more lines of poetry

Stage directions

The specific instructions (in parentheses) a playwright includes concerning sets, characterization, delivery, etc.

Infer

To use available evidence to form a conclusion; to guess

Suspense

Uncertainty or anxiety the reader feels about what is going to happen next in a story

Adequacy

What was done was done in the right amount

Slant rhyme

Words that almost end with the same sounds

Context

Words, events, or circumstances that help determine meaning.

Summary

a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form

Foil

a character whose personality and attitude contrast sharply with those of another

Simile

a comparison using like or as

Metaphor

a comparison without using like or as

Irony

a contrast between expectation and reality

Dialogue

a conversation between two persons in prose or drama

Tension

a feeling excitement and expectation the reader or audience feels because of the conflict, mood, or atmosphere of the work

Dialect

a form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group

Stanza

a group of lines in a poem or song that constitute a division (in prose: paragraph)

Pun

a joke, or "play on words," based on the multiple meanings of a single word or on words that sound alike but mean different things

Heading

a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about

Aside

a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage

Satire

a literary work that makes fun of and criticizes human faults

Sarcastic

a mocking or nasty remark intended to hurt or wound another's feelings

Transition

a passage or phrase that connects a topic to one that follows

Excerpt

a passage taken from a longer book or article

Opinion

a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

Allusion

a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art

Rhyme scheme

a regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem

Flashback

a scene or event from the past that appears in a narrative out of chronological order, to fill in information or explain something in the present

Fable

a short moral story (often with animal characters)

Paradox

a statement that seems self-contradictory or obviously wrong but in reality expresses a possible truth.

Resume

a summary of your academic and work history that you turn in when applying for a job

Legend

a very old story which may be based on actual people and events but is not historically true

Synonym

a word that means the same as another word

Editorial

an article giving opinions or perspectives

Personal Essay

an essay that tells the writer's personal opinion, beliefs, or ideas about a subject

Fact

an idea whose truth can be proved

Character

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story),described through a process called characterization

Cliche

an overused saying or idea

Informal

casual, relaxed, everyday

Illustrate

clarify by giving an example of

Analyze

consider in detail in order to discover meaning and purpose

Outline

describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of

Imagery

description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)

Accuracy

exactness, correctness

Personification

figurative language in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes

Apostrophe

figurative language in which one directly addresses an absent or imaginary person, or some abstraction

Hyperbole

figurative language that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor

Tall Tale

highly exaggerated story with humor, often set in the United States

Exaggeration

making to seem more important than it really is

Literal

meaning exactly as written or spoken

Third Person

narrator is outside the action and refers to characters as he/she/they

Biography

nonfiction story of a person's life written by another person

Broad

not detailed or specific, big picture

Problem/Solution order

organizes by first describing the problem and then giving a solution for it

Compare/Contrast order

organizes the description by how two things are alike or different

Spatial order

organizes the description of items according to their position or closeness to each other

Conflict

problem in the story that drives the plot forward

Conclude

reach a decision, come to an end

Purpose

reason for doing something

Internal rhyme

repetition of sounds within a line (but not at the end of the line)

Alliteration

repetition of the beginning sound in words, like "Silly Sally" or "Golly Gosh"

Understatement

saying less than one means for humorous effect (the opposite of hyperbole)

Resolution

something settled or solved

Requirement

something that is necessary

Topic

subject people think, write, or talk about

Plagiarism

taking credit for someone else's writing or ideas

Plot

the action of a story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.

Quotations

the exact words of a source or character set off in quotation marks

villain

the main bad character in a film or work of fiction

Thesis

the main opinion or idea shared by a writer or speaker

Omniscient

the narrator is an all-knowing outsider who can enter the minds of more than one of the characters.

Chronological order

the order in which events happen in time

Mood

the overall emotion created by a work of literature

Audience

the people who are meant to read or watch your work

Narrator

the person telling the story

Point of View

the perspective from which a story is told

Setting

the time and place of a story

Foreshadowing

the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot

Persuade

to convince

Emphasize

to give special attention to something, to stress

Cite

to mention, refer to, quote (for proof or example)

Contrast

to put things together to see how they are different

Compare

to put things together to see how they are the same

Proofread

to read over and fix mistakes

First Person

told from the narrator's point of view, using "I"

Objective

undistorted by emotion or personal opinions

Figurative

using figures of speech; expressing something in terms usually used for something else; usually to have a bigger impact

Main idea

what a piece of writing is mainly about

Symbolism

when a thing represents more than just itself

Key words

words that help you search for resources on an internet source or help you discover meaning in text

Evidence

Supporting facts used to prove or disprove something

Allegory

A literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent ideas

Diction

A writer's or speaker's choice of words

Reliable

Able to be depended on; trustworthy

Evaluate

Examine and judge carefully.

Significant

Important

Theme

Message or statement about life in the story

Sources (Resources)

Places where you get information that will answer your questions


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