
Academic Vocabulary Review for Reading
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- Q1Mood is...happinessthe way the author feels about what he or she has writtenhow the reader feels while reading; the feeling the writer creates for the readerlanguage that cannot be literally understood, especially in unique settings30s
- Q2Tone is...the feeling the reader gets while readinga bad attitude about readingangrythe way the author feels about what he or she has written30s
- Q3Connotation means...when words that are near each other start with the same consonant soundciting your sources properlythe dictionary definition of a wordAll the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests30s
- Q4Denotation is...a source for researcha dictionary definition of a worda type of figurative languagethe way a word makes you feel30s
- Q5onomatopoeia is...giving human qualities to an objecta comparison using like or asA word that imitates the sound it represents.repetition of a vowel sound30s
- Q6Simile is...a word that represents a soundrepetition of a consonant sounda comparison that doesn't use like or asA comparison using like or as30s
- Q7A metaphor is...an exaggerationa comparison using like or ascomparison not using like or asa word picture30s
- Q8Personification is...the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or ideaa comparison using like or asa doga word that represents a sound30s
- Q9Idiom is...the dictionary definition of a word that is used in attempt to influence a person's attitudea fact used in researchan exaggerationA common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally.30s
- Q10Hyperbole is...extreme exaggerationsomething different from what is expectedan understatementa giraffe30s
- Q11Allusion is...A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of artan exaggerationa comparison using like or as that usually gains the attention of a reader in important circumstancesrepetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of a word30s
- Q12Theme is...central idea in a piece of writing or other literary workthe main character in a storyan internal conflictthe highest point of action in a story30s
- Q13Rising action is...The beginning of the story when characters are introducethe end of the storyThe part of the story when problems arise after a conflict is introducedThe most exciting part of a story30s
- Q14Protagonist is...the enemya character who has a unique personalitya minor characterThe main character in a story, often a good or heroic type30s
- Q15Setting is...when a story takes placewhere a story takes placethe toddler who ate the CheeriosThe place and the time frame in which a story takes place30s