Literary Deep Dive
In "The Setting Sun and the Rolling World," Nhamo wants to leave home while his father wants him to stay. This perspective or "vantage point" from which the story is told is called this.
Narrative Point of View
The other side of one's argument is called...
Counterclaim/rebuttal
This is the "Traditional Source" or original tale that Tanith Lee used as a blueprint for "Awake."
Briar Rose
This punctuation mark is used to "introduce a list" or a long quotation.
Colon :
This type of perspective is influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions.
Subjective perspective
When a reader uses "clues from the text" plus "prior knowledge" to understand something not explicitly stated, they are doing this.
Making an Inference
In his speech, Chief Joseph makes several of these—the central ideas or positions that a writer tries to prove.
Claims
The plots of traditional fairy tales, such as 'Briar Rose,' follow this type of direct time-order sequence where events follow one another in a straight line known as ______________
Linear Plot
In the sentence "Playing video games is fun," the word "playing" acts as a noun, making it this type of verb form.
Gerund
The tendency of news outlets to present information, select stories, and frame issues in a way that favors a particular perspective, ideology, or corporate interest, rather than offering objective, neutral reporting.
Media Bias
This element of a linear plot involves the struggle between Nhamo and Old Musoni, driving the story's tension.
When Libby Rosenberg uses words like "thrive" or "connection" to make the reader feel positive about gaming, she is using this type of word choice.
Emotional Appeal or Pathos
To compare the two video game articles, you must look at how each author uses different "facts or data" to support their claims, otherwise known as this.
Reasons and Evidence
"Video games," "sunlight," and "daughters-in-law" are all examples of this type of word made of two or more roots.
Compound words
What is the last page of your essay called that acts as the "receipt" for all your sources used?
Works Cited Page
If a character in a story expects one thing to happen, but the exact opposite occurs—like a fire station burning down—it is this type of irony.
Situational Irony
To evaluate if William Siu’s argument is strong, a reader must look for "valid reasoning" and "sufficient" this.
Evidence
What are the 3 non-linear plot elements?
Foreshadowing, Flashback, In medias res
The Latin root -vis-, found in words like "vision" or "visible," means this.
To see
What do the words “silver”, “month”, “orange” and “purple” have in common?
They do not rhyme with any other word in the English Language
In "The Setting Sun...", the "Rolling World" represents the unknown future, while the "Setting Sun" represents the father's fading era; this part of the plot structure usually introduces these background elements.
Exposition
These are techniques like repetition or rhetorical questions used by Chief Joseph to make his "Words Do Not Pay" speech more persuasive.
Rhetorical Devices
The Brothers Grimm wrote the original "Briar Rose," but Tanith Lee’s "Awake" is a "new version" of that same story, also known as this.
Modern Adaptation/Retelling
The "Imperative" mood gives a command, but this mood is used to state a fact, such as "Chief Joseph spoke for his people."
Indicative Mood
This term refers to a brief, indirect reference to a well-known person, story, or biblical event that a writer assumes the reader will recognize.
Allusion