Question Stem Terms 7
big concept (fiction)
theme
demonstrate; show
to reveal
A writer's stated purpose is to describe the pros and cons of attending a two-year college. One way to arrange the information is to divide it into two main sections: the pros and the cons
Advantages-Disadvantages Pattern
A brief true story about an interesting, amusing, or strange event told to entertain or make a point
anecdote
The repetition of vowel sounds followed by different consonants in two or more stressed syllables (the wide slide would not glide)
assonance
the author's argument
thesis
to make the reader believe what the author says
to persuade
A story or tale with two or more levels of meaning- a literal level and one or more symbolic levels
allegory
A character or force in conflict with a main character or protagonist
antagonist
A writer's account of his or her own life.
autobiography
attitude or feeling of the author
tone
to understand something without direct statements; to draw a conclusion based on evidence
to infer
The repetition of initial consonant sounds (she sells sea shells)
alliteration
A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.
aphorism
A narrative poem (that tells a story) and has song-like qualities or is meant to be sung.
ballad
events that take place in a story
plot
to indirectly say or show
to imply
A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art
allusion
A detail, image, or character type that occurs frequently in literature and myth from different cultures throughout the ages.
archetype
A story of a person's life written by another author.
biography
reading between the lines; an assumption
infer/inference
to reveal
to expose
A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way.
analogy
A short speech delivered by a character in a play in order to express his or her true thoughts and feelings. Aside are presumed unheard by other actors
aside
Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter lines (much of Romeo and Juliet is written in this)
blank verse