Critical Nouns for Testing | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 21 Public

NJSLA vocabulary

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Words in a row with the same initial consonant sound

alliteration

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A similarity between like features of two things

analogy

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A reason or set of reasons that something is true

argument

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Most important point the author makes

central idea

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Summing up of an argument or text

conclusions

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Relating what you read to something else you know

connections

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The association that a word brings to mind

connotative language

15

Isolated facts that support ideas

details

15

Knowledge on which to base a belief

evidence

15

Figures of speech used to make meaning clearer

figurative language

15

Visual material used to clarify or add to a text

illustrations

15

A mutual or reciprocal action

interaction

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An indirect comparison

metaphor

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The way the author makes the reader feel

mood

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The vantage point from which a story is told

point of view

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The art of writing or speaking effectively

rhetoric

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