AF Vocab. 1
A government usually referring to one that gained power unfairly.
What is regime?
Happening soon.
What is impending?
Underlying meaning a writer explores in a piece of literature.
What is the main theme?
What the text is mostly about.
What is central idea?
This requires writers to state a problem and come up with a solution.
What is problem & solution?
Peace, calm, and rest.
What is repose?
To express disapproval of.
An author uses these in their writing to support their purpose.
What is word choice?
Uses time, numerical, or spatial order as the organizing structure.
What is sequence?
This structure is used to explain how two or more objects, events, or positions in an argument are similar or different.
What is compare & contrast?
Officially end something, especially a rule or law.
What is abolish?
To prevent someones purpose or plan.
What is thwart?
This is what the character or narrator telling the story can see; his or her purpose.
What is point of view?
Used to describe the characteristic features and events of a specific subject or a general category.
What is description?
To examine methodically and in detail the structure of something typically for purposes of explanation & interpretation.
What is analyze?
To influence the way people think or behave by deceiving them.
What is manipulate?
To obtain something that is difficult to get.
What is procure?
Something learned through a combination of a reader's knowledge, historical context, and what is known of the author.
What is inference?
A figure of speech in which a person, situation, word, or object is used to represent another thing.
What is symbolism?
This structure is used to show causal relationships between events.
What is cause and effect?
To express feelings of great sadness or grief.
What is lament?
Obvious and easy to see.
What is manifest?
A feeling or idea that a word has, in addition to its literal or main meaning.
What is connotation?
Supporting, discussing its significance, and showing how this connects to the rest of your text & thesis.
What is developing an idea?
Using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance. (This is actually a grammar question)
What is parallel structure?