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List 3 Flashcards

(12 cards)

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DEFINITION: a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.

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Exposition

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DEFINITION: a statement, picture in words, or account that describes; descriptive representation. See more.

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Description

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DEFINITION: a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story.

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Flashback

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DEFINITION: Fluency is defined as the ability to read with speed, accuracy, and proper expression.

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Fluency

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DEFINITION: an advance sign or warning of what is to come in the future.

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Foreshadowing

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DEFINITION: visually descriptive or figurative language, esp. in a literary work.

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Imagery

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DEFINITION: the action of explaining the meaning of something.

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Interpretation

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DEFINITION: the expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

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Irony

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DEFINITION: relating to or denoting a case of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives (as in Latin and other inflected languages) used for the subject of a verb.

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Nominative

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DEFINITION: of, relating to, or denoting a case of nouns and pronouns used as the object of a transitive verb or a preposition.

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Objective

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DEFINITION: written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure.
“a short story in prose”

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Prose

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DEFINITION: a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.
“I’m writing to voice my opinion on an issue of great importance”

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Opinion

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