Vocabulary
Explanation or interpretation
What is a commentary?
The most important idea about a topic
What is the main idea?
This includes all the basic elements of fiction, including setting, characters, plot, conflict and them, but is shortened in length.
What is a short story
What is a simple sentence?
How the author/writer constructs their essay
Organizational pattern or text structure
Plentiful, enough
What is ample?
specific people or group you are targeting.
What is an audience
Combines real scientific information with imaginary elements
What is science fiction?
Word with a meaning similar to that of another word
what is a synonym?
Pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
What is a meter
the business of one's life; livelihood, job
When a writer places two contrasting ideas or examples near each other to highlight differences between them
What is a juxtapose or juxtaposition?
Text that presents factual information.
What is informational text?
These can make the meaning of a sentence clearer by separating certain words, phrases, or clauses. It saves lives!
Series of events that usually centers on a conflict
What is the story's plot?
a place to live, a home
What is an abode?
When the character responds to conflict depends on...why the character chooses to do something.
What is character motivations
Type of poem that contains exactly 14 lines.
What is a sonnet?
in summary, overall, to summarize, in summation Common Transitional words and phrases (47)
What is the purpose?
broad in size, range, or degree of openess?
What is expansive?
The use of science in solving problems. a method of machine for doing something that is created by technology
What is Technology
Also known as the controlling idea of the entire text.
What is the thesis?
Used to convince a reader to believe or to do a certain thing.
What is an argument?
This is an example of what kind of sentence?
When they released Mr. Toussaint the next day, they made him take LOONY GOONY home with him.
Remember it begins with a subordinate clause.
What type of irony is this?
Student struggles through a test says ,"Well, that was easy.All my studying really paid off."
No, it's not sarcasm, Solomon.
What is verbal irony