Academic Vocabulary
How the author feels.
TONE
BELITTLE
To mock or make fun of.
Author's position on the topic or issue; central idea of an argument.
CLAIM
A comparison using "like" or "as" to link two things.
SIMILE
A time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger.
CRISIS
Author's word choice.
DICTION
NAIVE
Inexperienced; innocent.
Explanations that support your point; should follow clear and logical organization.
REASONS/REASSONING.
Giving human qualities to inanimate objects.
PERSONIFICATION
Number of credits required to graduate High School.
44
The reason the writer has for writing a text.
AUTHOR'S PURPOSE
DELIBERATE
Intentional; on purpose.
The position of the people who disagree with your perspective.
COUNTERCLAIM
Extreme exaggeration for effect or emphasis.
HYPERBOLE
When one group has power over another and uses it to control and/or harm them.
OPPRESSION
The central idea of the work, or what the author is trying to communicate to the audience.
MESSAGE
Will accept THEME or CENTRAL IDEA
PERCEIVE
Become aware of; understand.
Facts, statistics, personal experiences, statements by experts; supports the writer's argument.
EVIDENCE
Will accept TEXT DETAILS or CITATIONS
The repetition of the same sound or letter at the beginning of words in a sentence or phrase.
ALLITERATION
Mr. Vargus's first name.
NICHOLAS
will accept NICK
The idea or feeling that a word causes in addition to its literal meaning
CONNOTATION
INTERJECT
Interrupt.
The art of using language effectively to persuade or influence others.
RHETORIC
Words that imitate the sounds they describe.
ONOMATOPOEIA
A combination of ideas, values, feelings, and beliefs that influences the way the writer looks at a topic.
PERSPECTIVE