8th - Context Clues, Inferences, Figurative Language, Irony, Story Terms

This set contains 31 vocabulary flashcards based on lecture notes covering context clues, literary devices, and story elements.

Context Clues

Words around an unfamiliar word that help explain it.

Definition Context Clue

The meaning of the word is directly explained in the sentence.

Synonym Context Clue

A nearby word or phrase has a similar meaning to the unknown word.

Antonym Context Clue

An opposite meaning helps explain the unknown word.

Example Context Clue

Examples are given to help explain the word.

Inference

A conclusion based on evidence and reasoning.

Explicit Meaning

Information directly stated in the text.

Implicit Meaning

Information suggested but not directly stated.

Excerpt/Passage

A short piece taken from a longer work, such as a book, article, speech, or story.

Figurative Language

Language that is not meant literally.

Idiom

A phrase or expression whose meaning is different from the literal meaning of the words.

Alliteration

The repetition of the same beginning consonant sound in nearby words.

Simile

Comparing using “like” or “as. ”

Metaphor

A direct comparison without “like” or “as. ”

Personification

Giving human qualities to nonhuman things.

Hyperbole

Extreme exaggeration.

Onomatopoeia

A word that imitates or sounds like the noise it describes.

Oxymoron

A figure of speech that combines two opposite or contradictory words.

Euphemism

A mild or indirect word or phrase used in place of one that may seem harsh or unpleasant.

Allusion

A reference to a famous person, place, event, book, movie, or idea that the reader is expected to recognize.

Imagery

Descriptive language appealing to the senses.

Symbolism

Using objects or ideas to represent something else.

Irony

A difference between expectation and reality.

Verbal Irony

Saying the opposite of what is meant.

Situational Irony

When the opposite of what is expected happens.

Dramatic Irony

When the audience knows something characters do not.

Foreshadowing

Hints about future events.

Flashback

A scene from the past inserted into the story.

Dialogue

Conversation between characters.

Pacing

The speed at which a story moves.

Suspense

A feeling of excitement or tension.