NC 8th Grade ELA Vocabulary Flashcard

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What is a basic and distinctive mode of expression?

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Style

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What is a brief account of a text's central or main points, themes, or ideas that is free of bias, prejudice, and personal opinion?

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Objective summary

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What term describes an attitude toward or outlook on something?

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Perspective

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What is the subject or underlying meaning that a literary text directly or indirectly explains, develops, and/or explores?

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Theme

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What is evidence found within a particular text used to support or explain conclusions, opinions, and/or assertions about the text itself?

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Textual evidence

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What is the term for the reason an author has for writing a text?

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Author's purpose

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What do we call the main idea or message of a story?

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Central idea

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What is the term for a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art?

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Allusion

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What is the term for the perspective from which a story is told?

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Point of view

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What is a conclusion reached based on evidence and reasoning?

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Inference