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WorksheetsQuarter 3 Academic Vocabulary
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 24mins
Define allusion.
a reference to a famous person, event, or work of literature
a figure of speech that is not meant to be taken literally
a comparison made using like or as that also utilizes personification
when the author appeals to the 5 senses of the reader to help the reader feel like we are experiencing what is happening in the reading.
The Protagonist is
The villain of the story
Just a random character
The hero of the story
The narrator of the story
a succinct, (Brief) cleverly worded statement of philosophy or of a principle or accepted general truth
Aphorism
Allegory
Modes of Persuasion
Pathos
an opinion; factual claim
opinion
negative
argument
positive
opinion using facts and supporting details
positive
argument
author's viewpoint
negative
An extended metaphor...
Puts multiple metaphors together
Combines a metaphor with a simile
Analyzes the purpose/effect of metaphors
Develops a single metaphor over multiple lines
a word relationship that compares two dissimilar things
alliteration
analogy
antagonist
aphorism
a fallacy that involves an exaggerated, overly simplified version of an opposing point of view
claim
commonplace assertion
caricature
central message
lesson learned by the main character in a fictional story or epic poem
central message
incorrect premise
leading question
alliteration
fallacy; opinion; an author's point or argument
play
drama
false assumption
claim
a play written to be performed and is divided into acts and scenes
drama
prose
myth
lyric poem
a quote set apart from the body of text at the beginning of a chapter or speech
epigraph
epic poem
extended metaphor
argument
"problems" with an author's viewpoint
glossary
incorrect premise
fallacies
false assumption
the fallacy of an idea or a principle that is untrue
false assumption
supporting details
main idea
loaded term
an alphabetical list of important words often found at the back of a nonfiction publication
notepad
binder
tablet
glossary
a faulty idea that is used as the foundation of an argument
incorrect premise
leading question
claim
fallacy
a fallacy in the form of a question that suggests the desired answer or tries to make the audience think in a particular way
leading question
drama
commonplace assertion
argument
in persuasive text a word or phrase that reveals the author's feeling and rouses the reader's emotions
leading question
loaded term
a short poem in which the poet conveys an emotion or paints a word picture
lyric poem
epic poem
point of the selection; most important thought
supporting details
main idea
a type of figurative language that compares two unlike things by stating that one thing is something else
metaphor
simile
a story about unreal characters, often explaining some aspect of the natural world
prose
poetry
myth
stage directions
the repetition of phrases that contain similar words or have the same grammatical structure
parallelism
persuasive text
structured, imaginative writing which may have variations in the arrangement of words on the page, patterns of rhyme and meter
drama
prose
caricature
poetry
logical statements
premises
supporting details
ordinary language in the style of everyday speech, with sentences grouped into paragraphs and a continuous flow of text
prose
poetry
drama
analogy
a type of figurative language that compares two unlike things or ideas by using "like" or "as"
extended metaphor
metaphor
simile
stage directions
italicized words in a drama that describe the unspoken parts of a play; where the characters are, how they are acting, and what is happening around them
stage directions
drama
protagonist
antagonist
facts that prove or support the main idea
supporting details
leading question
"There is one mirror in my house. It is behind a sliding panel in the hallway upstairs. Our faction allows me to stand in front of it on the second day of every third month, the day my mother cuts my hair."
from Divergent by Veronica Roth
a writer will present his or her opinion in the form of an argument or factual claim
supporting details
expository text
persuasive text
drama
a character who opposes the protagonist; the villain
protagonist
antagonist
