Vocab 1
To restate the text into your own words
Paraphrase
Word choice
Diction
Time and place of the action
Setting
Uses of language that creates a musical pattern
Rhythm
The central idea of the text
Main Idea
The central messages or insight of a text
Theme
Related items set vertically; may be numbered or bulleted
List
Repetition of the initial consonant sounds in near by syllables
Consonance
The Latin Root meaning "see" or "look"
-spec-
A reference
Illusion
Plot devices (such as flashbacks) that may interrupt the chronological order of the plot
Nonlinear plot development
Applies to people of all times and places
Universal themes
The intended reader
Audience
An abbreviated way of saying two words
Contraction
Closing section that wraps up the information and ideas in a memorable way
Conclusion
Comes from the Greek and means "all, every, whole"
-pan-
The setting, characters, and basic situation
When the conflict ends
Word that takes the place of a noun
Pronoun
Suggests the ideas that will appear in a particular section of a text
Subhead
The conflict reaches the highest point of tension or uncertainty
Climax
Friendly exchange between speeakers
Banter
Illustrate important ideas or information
Imagery
Sound recorded from radio broadcasts, television shows, or films of the past decades
Archival audio
The contrast between what a character thinks to be true and what the reader knows to be true
Dramatic irony
Latin root meaning "hand"
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