Flashback
Comparing two things without using “like” or “as”
Metaphor
Natural traits that can be turned into a skill through effort
Talent
Giving credit to other people's words or ideas
Citation
The controlling idea of an argument
Thesis
A story in a story
Frame story
The main message or argument
The controlling idea
Writing that seems to tap directly into the narrator's mind
Stream of consciousness
When you don't give credit
Plagarism
What makes you reconsider an argument
Antithesis
Scenes that serve as an example
Anecdotes
Abstract, disembodied information
Exposition
Consistent patterns of behavior
Routine
The thing you ask to begin an academic investigation
Research question
A more nuanced understanding of an argument
Synthesis
When writing changes you
Epiphany
The literal, not thematic, conflict
External narrative
Action so efficient one doesn't need to think to do it
Flow
Leads only to facts
Closed question
An illusion of reality
Objectivity
Why writing makes you care
Stakes
Makes change necessary in what used to be a stable world
Inciting incident
Starting with a message already in mind
Constructive style
Leads to an opinion supported by facts
Substantive question
Building trust with the reader
Credibility
Setup and payoff
Chekov's Gun