Narrative Writing
(Time Order) Events are arranged in the order in which they happened
Chronological order
A sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph in which it occurs.
Topic sentence
Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character
Tone
A comparison using "like" or "as"
Simile
The writer's position on an issue or problem
Claim
Conversation between characters
Dialogue
To draw a conclusion from the presented details.
Infer
A struggle between two opposing forces; also known as "inciting incident"
Conflict
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
Personification
Expressing the same ideas using different words
Restating
A method of narration in which present action is temporarily interrupted so that the reader can witness past events
Flashback
A method of writing in which you focus on the ways in which certain things or ideas are similar to (comparison) and/or different from (contrast) one another.
Compare and contrast organization
The feeling the reader gets from a text often created by the author's use of imagery and word choice.
Mood
Extreme exaggeration
Hyperbole
Back-to-back use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis
Repetition
The opposite of hyperbole, it minimizes or lessens the importance of what is meant
Understatement
Noting a relationship between actions or events such that one or more are the result of the other or others
Cause and effect
Advantages and disadvantages
Pros and cons
Combining contradictory terms (as in 'pretty ugly')
Oxymoron
The facts or sources that support your written argument.
Evidence
The relative speed or slowness with which a story is told or an idea is presented
Pacing
A method of speech organization in which the first main point deals with the existence of an issue and the second main point presents resolution to that issue
Problem/solution order
A statement that tells what a passage is mostly about
*The reader can determine this AFTER reading and comprehending, because it is not always stated outright in the passage.
Main idea
The repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words in the same sentence
Alliteration
Instead of restating something, this techniques you to examine the relevance of your evidence's connection to your claim
Analysis