Unit 1 Terms (Lit 1)

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Active Voice

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The subject of the sentence performs the action.

Example: The tornado uprooted several large trees.

[The subject, tornado, performs the action.]

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Passive Voice

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Subject receives the action of the verb.

Example: Several large trees were uprooted by the tornado.

[The subject, trees, receives the action.]

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Summary

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A retelling of the most important parts of what was read.

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Paraphrase

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To restate in other words.

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Figurative Language

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Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling.

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Literal Language

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Means exactly what it says.

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Imagery

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Visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.

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Metaphor

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A comparison without using like or as; one thing is said to be another.

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Personification

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A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes.

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Denotative Meaning of language

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The literal dictionary meaning of a word or phrase.