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| systematically and critically examine each of the facts; to break down its parts and examine them; determine meaning |
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| expand, elaborate; add details |
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| a sequence of events, experiences, or the like, whether true or fictitious |
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| the author's most important idea, the idea that most of the passage covers |
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| a unifying or dominant idea, often the answer to the question, "What did I learn?" |
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| clear, leaving no room for interpretation, leaving nothing merely implied |
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| that which proves or disproves; that which makes plain or clear, facts; knowledge on which to base a belief |
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| figures of speech used to make meaning clearer |
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| to quote specifically, recall, quote |
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a similarity between like features of two
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| an indirect comparison, comparison of two unlike things |
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| the vantage point from which a story is told |
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| the art of writing or speaking effectively |
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| a direct comparison of two unlike things using like or as |
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| the author's attitude or outlook |
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| to tell or show with written or spoken words; point out facts or details |
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| an expression that can't be taken literally and is usually specific to a certain language |
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| giving human characteristics to things that are not human |
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| using several words with the same beginning sound in a phrase or sentence |
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