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| to examine something in order to judge its value, quality or importance |
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| tell what will happen next |
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| how 2 things are different |
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| what the story is mostly about, the central point |
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| the process of drawing information from different sources and using it to reach a new conclusion. |
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| why something happens, the result |
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| giving the short version of something said or written |
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| to show or see something in advance |
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| to examine something in detail |
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| reading between the lines, taking what you read and what you already know to understand or conclude something |
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| how 2 things are alike or similar |
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| the reason why the author writes something |
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| a struggle that takes place in a character's mind |
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| the conflict in the story is worked out or solved in some way |
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| something that compares 2 things to convey a meaning or exaggerate a description |
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| the narrator knows everything in the book but follows the view of one character |
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| the piece of literature ends in a way that is not expected by the audience |
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| the main character is opposed by another character or force |
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| the character telling the story |
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| when the author drops hints or clues as to what is going to happen later on in the story |
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| a controlling idea or a subject used for reflection in a literary work |
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| the time and place in which a work of literature occurs |
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| comparison of 2 things not using like or as |
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| the most decisive and critical scene or event in a literary work |
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| when a character is alone and talking to him/herself out loud |
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| order of events and incidents that occur in the storyline of the work |
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| an object that represents an idea in addition to its explicit meaning |
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| the emotional ambience (response) established by a literary work |
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| the voice in the poem, it can be the poet or a character created by the poet |
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| the growing excitement felt by the audience while waiting for the climax of the story |
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| a person, object, animal or force created by the author for their work |
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| attitude of the author toward a piece of writing |
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| a character in the story tells the story |
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| an expression or statement where the meaning is used in the opposite way |
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| comparing 2 things using like or as |
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