Flashcards: Mastering Reading and Literary Analysis — 10 cartões

Main Idea — definition?

The central message of a passage.

Main Idea — definition?

Primary message or central point of a passage.

Literary Device — role?

Enhances meaning and creates effects.

Supporting Details — role?

Elaborate on the main idea with facts or examples.

Main Idea — identifying?

Find the paragraph's central point.

Inference — process?

Reading between the lines using clues and knowledge.

Figurative Language — examples?

Metaphors, similes, personification.

Tone — meaning?

Author's attitude conveyed through style.

Conflict — types?

Internal (self) or external (others, nature, society).

Metaphor — definition?

Comparison implying one thing is another.