The most important idea in a sentence or paragraph
What is main idea
100
The author's attitude in a piece of writing
What is tone
100
The dictionary definition of a word
What is denotation
200
The repetition of consonant sounds or letters at the beginning of words
What is alliteration
200
The phrases and concepts surrounding an unknown word (that can aid you in determining the meaning of the unknown word)
What are context clues
200
The point in the story wherein the author introduces the characters and the setting
What is the exposition
200
The way an author's writing affects a reader
What is mood
200
An object that stands for or represents something else
What is a symbol
300
"My daughter is a jewel" shows which kind of figurative language?
What is a metaphor
300
The specific demographic for which a piece is written or a product is made
What is target audience/target market
300
The name for the sentence(s) wherein the author explains his/her argument for the essay
What is the thesis statement
300
An educated guess based on the evidence presented in the text
What is an inference
300
Giving clues in a story to tell what will happen later
What is foreshadowing
400
Author's purposeful use of exaggeration
What is hyperbole
400
A skewing of a story or event that only presents one side of an argument/situation
What is bias
400
A word placed after another word to explain or identify a noun or pronoun
What is an appositive phrase
400
The pronouns "he/she," "him/her," "himself/herself," and "they/them/their/theirs/themselves" are used in this perspective
What is third-person point of view
400
Author's specific choice of certain words
What is diction
500
The attribution of human-like characteristics to animals or non-human objects
What is personification
500
The truthfulness and trust a reader has in a source of writing depends on this
What is credibility or reliability
500
A way of describing characters wherein the author never explicitly tells the audience how a particular character is. Rather he/she develops the character by showing how he/she acts and interacts with others
What is indirect characterization
500
The life lesson or universal message that can be taken from a story
What is theme
500
The use of words that mean the opposite of what you really mean