ACADEMIC VOCABULARY

Metaphor

• a comparison between two things WITHOUT using like or as (He was a ray of sunshine)

• a direct comparison using 'like' or 'as' (He was like a lion)

• a figure of speech that exaggerates for emphasis (I'm so hungry I could eat a horse)

• a statement that contradicts itself (This statement is false)

Claim

• opinion or argument

• fact or truth

• assumption or guess

• statement or declaration

Mood

• the atmosphere or feeling created by a piece of writing

• the emotional state of the author

• the feeling you get as a reader

• the setting of the story

Point of View

• Fiction - 1st person (I, Me, My) 2nd person (you, yours), 3rd (they, John, Sally)

• Fiction - 4th person (we, us, our)

• Non Fiction - Only 1st person perspective

• Fiction - Only 2nd person perspective

Main idea

• what the text is mainly about. (a one sentence summary)

• the author's opinion on the subject.

• the conclusion drawn from the text.

• the background information related to the topic.

Plot

• series of events that happen in the story

• a character's emotional journey

• the setting of the story

• the main theme of the story

Imagery

• descriptive language that paints a picture in your mind

• a type of figurative language that compares two unlike things

• a narrative technique that involves storytelling

• a method of organizing ideas in a logical sequence

Compare

• different

• same

• opposite

• similar

Denotation

• dictionary definition of a word (Blue = color)

• emotional association of a word (Blue = sadness)

• the sound of a word (Blue = /bluː/)

• the origin of a word (Blue = Latin 'caeruleus')

Summarize

• to provide a detailed analysis of the story.

• to shorten to the most important parts of the story.

• to create a sequel to the story.

• to rewrite the story in a different genre.