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myth
A traditional story about gods, ancestors, or heroes, told to explain the natural world or the customs and beliefs of a society.
sensory imagery
Language that evokes images and triggers memories in the reader of the five senses: sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell.
third person limited point of view
the narrator focuses on the thoughts and feelings of only one character
third person objective point of view
outside narrator records events without discussing character motivation or knowing what characters are thinking
third person omniscient point of view
narrator knows everything in the story and reveals the thoughts of all the characters
textual connection
connecting your thoughts to the text (what does it remind you of?)
context
Words, events, or circumstances that help determine meaning.root
author's purpose
The reason the author has for writing. ( Inform, persuade, express, & entertain)
textual evidence
supporting a statement with information from text (evidence)
rising action
events leading up to the climax
conflict
struggle between opposing forces (disagreement/fighting)
first person point of view
the narrator is a character in the story and used words like I, me, we
second person point of view
The narrator tells the story using the pronouns "You", "Your," and "Yours" to address a reader or listener directly
linear plot
A plot that has a distinctive begining, middle, and end, and is composed of five identifiable parts: introduction, rising action, climax, falling acti...
factual claim
a claim that something is true; a claim that evidence or reasons are being presented
genre
a kind of literary or artistic work
