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Literary Terms and Reading Strategy Words
8th grade English vocabulary
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8th Grade
02/21/2014

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Free Verse Poetry
Definition
Poetry that doesn’t have a regular rhythm or rhyming pattern.
Term
Stanza
Definition
A group of lines that form the smaller chunks of a poem.
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Inferences
Definition

 

Determining meaning based on things not directly stated in the text; Making an educated guess based on what you know.

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Cite Evidence
Definition
Provide proof from the text to support your answer.
Term
Incident
Definition
An event or occurrence.
Term
Meaning
Definition
What is symbolized by a word, text, concept, or action.
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Tone
Definition
The feeling of a story or poem.
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Gist
Definition
Main idea
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Foretell
Definition

To tell something

before it happens; to predict

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Embroider
Definition
To decorate fabric with needlework (sewing)
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Smeared
Definition

When something is

marked in a messy way

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Fate
Definition

Something that is meant

to happen in a particular way;

destiny

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Critical
Definition
Very important.
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Papaya Tree
Definition

A tree that grows

papayas (a tropical fruit with

edible orange flesh and small

black seeds)

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Flicked
Definition

To move something

with a quick motion of the

fingers

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Vow
Definition
To promise
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Witness
Definition

To see an event take

place

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