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Cite
What is
Quote as evidence
the sequence of events in a story, play, movie, etc.
Plot
Personification
giving inanimate objects and non humans, human capabilities
Refine
to make clearer
Argument
value statement(s) supported by evidence whose purpose is to persuade or explain
Textual Evidence
What is evidence found within a particular text used to support or explain conclusions, opinions, and/or assertions about the text itself
Setting
the time and place of the action in a book, play, story, etc.
Tone
Tone - the attitude an author takes toward the subject or topic of a text, generally revealed
Key Concept
an important concept or idea in a text
Claim
an assertion(s) of the truth of something, often a value statement; generally, an author uses evidence to support the assertion of truth
Infer/Inference
a conclusion derived from logical reasoning following an investigation of available evidence
Analyze
to critically examine the components of a subject to understand its meaning and/or nature as a whole
Allusion
an indirect reference to a person, place, object, literary work, historical event, etc. from an external context
Humor
he quality of being amusing or comic, especially as expressed in literature or speech.
Author's Purpose
the reason for a particular action or creation (e.g., literary work or speech); the reason for which something exists (e.g., to persuade, to inform, to express, and/or to entertain)
Explicit
stated clearly and directly, leaving no room for confusion or interpretation
the unifying concept within an informational text to which other elements and ideas relate
Imagery
visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
Perspective
an attitude toward or outlook on something
a narrator’s, writer’s, or speaker’s position with regard to the events of a narrative; one’s stance on events or information given his/her orientation (physically and/or mentally) to the events or information; the vantage point from which one relates the events of a story or makes an argument
Point-of-View
Theme
the moral or message the author is trying to convey
Dialogue
conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie.
Extended Metaphor
a comparison of two unlike things without using like or as over time
Irony
a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result.
Delineate
to describe something precisely