states the main idea of a paragraph

the writer’s statements about the meaning of details and examples

a type of literary genre that tells a fictional story

a logical guess or conclusion based on textual evidence

a type of inference about something that has not happened yet

secondary plot in addition to main plot

the study of a work of literature to evaluate and interpret elements that affect the reader’s understanding of the work

fiendish, wicked

to make known, especially something secret

to draw back, as from something painful or unpleasant

easily fooled

used to express joy

excessively precisely or properly

to perch or settle, especially for the night

fragments from an exploding shell or bomb

a question that can be answered directly from the text

a question that cannot be answered directly but for which an inference can be made and supported by text

applies not only to the text you are reading but to the world in general

a meaning associated with a word in addition to its literal or primary meaning

the dictionary definition of a word