Unit 1
exhibiting joy or cheer.
What is blithe?
inclined to be silent or quiet; not speaking much.
What is taciturn?
using tricks or deception to get something or achieve a goal.
What is subterfuge?
remnant or sediment; the least desirable or last remaining part.
What is dreg?
stealthily or secretively
What is Surreptitiously?
an overarching message or truth that is specific to a story.
what is central idea?
actual dictionary definition of a word.
what is denotation?
the attitudes, values, or opinions that influence the representation of a topic.
what is perspective?
having unclear or uncertain meaning, or having multiple interpretations.
what is ambiguity?
the rhythm of the story—how slowly or quickly the actions and events develop and unfold.
what is pacing?
understood despite not being clearly stated.
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.
what is plot?
The beginning of the story.
what is exposition?
the author’s selection of specific words and phrases that can help the reader hone in on a specific perspective in the narrative text.
what is word choice?
a single sentence that summarizes the central idea of your essay.
what is a claim?
the central message or universal truth that the author conveys through the characters and plot.
what is the theme?
the word suffer has a negative, [blank].
what is connotation?
adding absurdity, hilarity, or wit to entertain the reader.
what is humor?
specific information, found directly within a reading, that is used to support assertions (claims) and analysis of that text.
the author gives hints of future events throughout the story.
what is foreshadowing?
meaning that is stated directly in the text.
what is explicit meaning?
the very highest and most intense part of the story.
what is climax?
when the author takes the reader back in time to show something that already happened.
what is flashback?
the representation of important information in a minimal or subdued way, can be humorous and can reveal perspective.
what is understatement?
to break a text down into its smaller parts in order to understand the meaning of the whole.
what is analyze?