Vocabulary A
An idea that is not concrete or specific
Abstract
The way an author uses language to express ideas.
Style
Something used to emphasize words or ideas.
Repetition
Author's attitude toward the subject and the characters of a story.
Tone
To avoid or escape something
Evade
Something done to express thanks.
Acknowledgement
The perspective from which a story is told.
Point of view
Incomplete sentences
Fragments
Two examples of style.
Formal and informal
To do something purposefully.
Deliberately
To be quiet and in control of emotions.
Subdued
A repeated sound at the end of two or more words.
Rhyme
One person's interpretation of a current event.
News commentary
Provides facts from the author and opinions of different people.
News report
A situation that requires a difficult choice.
Dilemma
To do something with great misery.
Desolately
The pattern of rhyme within a poem.
rhyme scheme
The reason why writers write something.
Author's purpose
The tone that reporters use to not favor one opinion over another.
Neutral tone
Something is destructive and damaging.
Devastating
Something suddenly rises in strength.
Surge
Two things that influence an author's style.
Word choice and sentence length
Combine details from the text and your own personal experience to make this.
Inference
To judge the worth or importance of something.
Evaluate
To make stronger.
Reinforce