Vocabulary Words English

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Inference

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An educated guess based on evidence.

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Flashback

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Used to recount events that happened before the story.

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Simile

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A comparison of two things using 'like' or 'as.'

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Point of View

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The perspective from which a narrator tells a story.

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Reasoning

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An explanation of your thought process.

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.'

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Theme

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The central idea or message in a literary work.

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Allusion

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

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Personification

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities.

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Context Clues

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Hints or suggestions in the text that help define difficult words.