to set apart from others

a pause in speech, action, or thought

to place importance on

to improve or to make perfect

a feeling of anger or strong dislike

to lie hidden, but capable of being discovered

to expect or predict an outcome; look forward to

to make fun of

a very large oceanic bird

the ability to take care of individual needs

to represent something

open dislike and disrespect

opposing (different) views or ideas

to love or admire in excess; worship

love, dedication for one's country

to consider for a long time

to break an agreement or to break a law or another's rights

physical or mental effort (work)

ability to withstand hardship, suffering, or a stressful event

one's behavior or outward appearance (such as facial expression)

satisfactory or acceptable

to believe the worst will happen

courage, strength of character (to work hard)

not cheerful; serious

badly organized; clumsy

the condition or quality of being perfect

not staying the same

to check or prove the accuracy of something

a person's achievement, qualification, or background knowledge that is used to indicate an individual is suitable for something

a young person under the age of 18

the conclusions drawn from textual evidence and background knowledge

an author's main reason for writing

a writer's stance on a subject; your basic belief about a particular topic, issue, event, or idea

a condensed version of a larger reading in which a writer uses his or her own words to express the main idea and the relevant details of the text

an expression that departs from the accepted literal sense or from the normal order of words

a comparison between two different things, actions, or feelings using the words "like" or "as"

a thing , idea, or action referred to by a word or expression normally reserved for another thing, idea, or action to suggest a common quality (ex: "All the world's a stage...")

a metaphor that gives inanimate objects or abstract ideas human characteristics

central meaning of a literary work

perspective or vantage point from which a literary work is told or the way in which the author reveals characters, actions, and ideas

the time and place in which events in a short story, novel, or narrative poem take place

spoken exchange between characters in a dramatic or literary work, usually between two or more speakers

sometimes called "self-talk" (inner speech); a character's inner voice which provides a running verbal monologue of thoughts

a division of a poem that is composed of two or more lines

the language that surrounds a given word or phrase or the field of meaningful associations that surround a given word or phrase