Literary Terms
The writer’s or speaker’s attitude toward a subject, character, or audience, and it is conveyed primarily through the author’s choice of diction, imagery, figurative language, details, and syntax.
What is tone?
Written statement written by an applicant, often a prospective student applying to some college, university, or graduate school.
What is a college admissions essay?
Author of "The Lamb" and "The Tyger"
Who is William Blake?
a way of regarding, understanding or interpreting something; a mental impression.
What is perception?
A reference to a mythological, literary, or historical person, place, or thing.
What is allusion?
a brief written account of personal, educational, and professional qualifications and experience
What is a resume?
to note what is similar and different about (two or more things)
What is to compare and contrast?
to combine or produce
What is to synthesize?
The use of any object, person, place, or action that not only has a meaning in itself but also stands for something larger than itself, such as a quality, attitude, belief,or value.
Why is symbol or symbolism?
TP-DASTT
What is Tone, Paraphrase, Diction, Attitude, Syntax, Theme, and Title?
Author of "Mother to Son"
Who is Langston Hughes?
One of the three major Greek philosophers
Who is Aristotle?
Function, Form, e(F)fectiveness:
What are “The 3 F’s of Resume Writing”?
Subject, Opinion, Concrete
What are the three elements of a thesis statement?
Evidence from the text, followed by two or more sentences of commentary (explanation).
What is an analytical nugget?
TP-DASTT
What is Tone, Paraphrase, Diction, Attitude, Syntax, Theme, and Title?
A brief story based on a single interesting event from a person’s life and are intended to make a point, to support opinions, clarify ideas, grade the audience’s attention, reveal aspects of a person’s character or to entertain.
What is an anecdote?
Author of "Nothing Gold Can Stay"
Who is Robert Frost?
a human lives well when he acts rightly and possesses all of the virtues, both intellectual and those relating to good character.
Aristotle's view of happiness