Literary Terms, Climate Classification, Descriptive Writing Techniques, and Periodic Table
Literary Terms
Definitions
Main Idea: The central thought of a passage.
Summary: A brief overview of key points.
Genre: A category of artistic work.
Myth: A traditional story, often involving supernatural beings.
Tall Tale: An exaggerated, fictional story.
Fable: A short story with a moral lesson, often using animals as characters.
Denotation: The literal meaning of a word.
Connotation: The implied or associated meaning of a word.
Sarcasm: Irony used to mock or convey contempt.
Oxymoron: A figure of speech that combines contradictory terms.
Onomatopoeia: Words that imitate sounds.
Resolution: A formal expression of opinion or intention.
Personification: Giving human qualities to non-human things.
Hyperbole: Exaggeration for emphasis.
Imagery: The use of vivid language to create mental images.
Idiom: A group of words with a meaning that is not literal.
Audience: The intended readers or listeners.
Style: The way an author uses language.
Mood: The feeling or atmosphere created by a text.
Inference: A conclusion based on evidence and reasoning.
Chronology: The order of events in time.
Inductive Reasoning: Drawing conclusions from specific observations.
Deductive Reasoning: Drawing conclusions from general principles.
Spatial Order: Organizing details according to their physical location.
Categorization: Grouping things based on shared characteristics.
Fact: A statement that can be proven true.
Opinion: A personal belief or judgment.
Bias: A prejudice or preconceived opinion.
Synonym: A word with the same or similar meaning as another word.
Antonym: A word with the opposite meaning of another word.
Climate Classification
Climate Types:
- A – Tropical
- B – Dry
- C – Temperate
- D – Continental
- E – Polar
Precipitation Patterns:
- f – Rainfall year-round
- w – Summer rainfall
- s – Winter rainfall
- m – Monsoon rainfall
Vegetation Zones:
- S – Steppe
- W – Desert
- T – Tundra
- F – Perpetual frost
- H – Highland
Descriptive Writing Techniques
Types of Description
Topography: Describing the physical features of a place.
Chronography: Describing the order of events in time.
Prosopography: Describing a person’s physical appearance.
Ethopoeia: Describing a person’s character and personality.
Portrait: A general description of a person.
Scientific Description: Using technical vocabulary and objective observations.
Periodic Table
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